CARSON, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-5-1, 2-1-0 CCAA) suffered a 4-0 loss at No. 4 Cal State Dominguez Hills (8-0-2, 2-0-1 CCAA) on Friday night at Toro Stadium.
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GOALS
CSUDH – 9' Sulaiman Bah (Assisted by Jhoel Sarraude)
CSUDH – 21' Sulaiman Bah (Assisted by Martin Velasquez)
CSUDH – 35' Nick Walker (Assisted by David Aguilera)
CSUDH – 86' Danny Hernandez (Assisted by Alpha Sowe)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Toros took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. A cross from the right side of the box by Sarraude found the head of Bah just in front of the Cougar keeper on a breakaway, who put the ball into the left side of the net.
- Off a corner from the right side by Velasquez, another header by Bah from the center of the box found the left side of the goal and gave CSUDH a 2-0 lead.
- The Toros wrapped up the first-half scoring in the 35th minute. Off a pass from Aguilera in the middle of the field from just outside the box, Walker took a shot from the left side of the box and found the net to give CSUDH a 3-0 lead.
- A shot by Sowe from six yards out on the left side ricocheted off the top right corner of the goal and found Hernandez on the right side, who proceeded to put the ball into the back of the net for the Toros' fourth goal in the 86th minute.
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QUICK KICKS
- The Toros outshot the Cougars, 20-7, and had a 6-2 margin on corner kicks.
- Curtis Collazos, John Williamson and Alex Jung each had two shots for the Cougars.
- 65% of CSUSM's possessions occurred in Toro territory.
- The last time the Cougars began conference play at 2-1-0 was in 2018.
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UP NEXT
CSUSM will head to Seaside to face Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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