Glendale, AZ - The Arizona Christian University men's soccer program (2-1-0) played to a 2-2 draw in its first home game of the year against the University of Antelope Valley (0-1-1) on Thursday afternoon at the ACU Football Field.

Thoughts from Coach:

After the match, Head Coach Ted Krzywiecki stated, "Our guys put forth a tremendous effort today. There were sequences for us that were very dynamic in and around goal. It is no doubt difficult when you generate a number of quality chances and do not get a result. Credit to UAV's goalkeeper who made a few great saves on our forwards. I'm very eager to get to training tomorrow and refocus on Saturday as we host Benedictine Mesa."

The Game:

The Pioneers got on the board first as a defensive mistake by the Firestorm was put away just 1:59 into the game as they took a 1-0 lead. The Firestorm reground though and came out attacking hard as they outshot the Pioneers 12-3 and eventually found the equalizer as Ricardo Rivas put away a penalty at 25:24 to tie the game at 1-1 which was where the score stood at halftime. The Firestorm continued to build on their momentum as German Lopez struck for his fourth goal of the year off a nice pass from Aiden Abbitt to give them their first lead at 2-1. Unfortunately, that lead wouldn't last as Antelope Valley found the equalizer through a breathtaking goal at 69:31 to tie at 2-2. Through the rest of the match including two overtime periods neither team could find a winner as the game ended 2-2.

Stat Tracker:

German Lopez: one goal

Ricardo Rivas: one goal

Aiden Abbitt: one assist

Andres Arce: two goals allowed and two saves in 110 minutes

Next Match:

The Firestorm continue their season at home as they face Benedictine Mesa for the second time this season on Saturday, September 11 at 1:00 PM PT.