Saturday, November 17
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UC Santa Barbara (#9)
Highlanders Conclude Season With 1-1 Tie vs. #9 UC Santa Barbara
11/17/2007 1:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Santa Barbara, CA—UCR produced one of their best played matches of the season Saturday night, playing to a 1-1 tie with defending national champion #9 UC Santa Barbara in their final match of the season. Senior Steven Kaufman's second goal of the season tied the game in the 63rd minute for UCR who ends the season with a record of 5-6-8 overall and 2-4-6 in the Big West.
The Gauchos (12-3-4, 9-1-2 Big West) got on the board first on a Nick Perara goal just past the 29th minute. Perara took a pass from Jon Curry and fired a shot from just outside the box to beat Highlander senior keeper Charles Alamo for the 1-0 UCSB lead. Santa Barbara took a 9-2 shot advantage and a 1-0 lead into the half.
The Highlanders came out in the second half playing some of their best soccer of the season, firing five shots in the period but none bigger than Kaufman's that found the back of net to tie the game at 1-1.
Both teams continued to play a tough physical game as 41 fouls were called on the night including two yellow cards given out to both squads. The two teams played every ball hard and faced up to every ball handler as neither team was able to get a goal across, leading to the addition of two overtime sessions.
Only one shot was made in the additional 20 minutes played and Alamo made the save for UCR who finishes the season with a school-record eight ties. Alamo made two saves on the night to polish off one of the greatest keeper careers in Big West Conference history.
The Gauchos (12-3-4, 9-1-2 Big West) got on the board first on a Nick Perara goal just past the 29th minute. Perara took a pass from Jon Curry and fired a shot from just outside the box to beat Highlander senior keeper Charles Alamo for the 1-0 UCSB lead. Santa Barbara took a 9-2 shot advantage and a 1-0 lead into the half.
The Highlanders came out in the second half playing some of their best soccer of the season, firing five shots in the period but none bigger than Kaufman's that found the back of net to tie the game at 1-1.
Both teams continued to play a tough physical game as 41 fouls were called on the night including two yellow cards given out to both squads. The two teams played every ball hard and faced up to every ball handler as neither team was able to get a goal across, leading to the addition of two overtime sessions.
Only one shot was made in the additional 20 minutes played and Alamo made the save for UCR who finishes the season with a school-record eight ties. Alamo made two saves on the night to polish off one of the greatest keeper careers in Big West Conference history.
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