(RV) Corban Men’s Soccer Stymies the Yotes’ Offense in 2-0 Shutout
SALEM, Ore. – The tilt to begin Cascade Collegiate Conference play between the Corban University men's soccer team and College of Idaho was a battle of the brutes for the first 45 minutes, as the two teams played to a 0-0 deadlock at the half. The second half was the breakthrough for the Warriors, as they put up two unanswered goals to finish the game with a 2-0 triumph.
The first half was full of physical play which led to several stoppages and a couple of bookings, as the Yotes' head coach Thom Baker was given a yellow card for arguing with the head referee. Later, Matheus Giron was shown a yellow due to a delay-of-game type of scenario. But the Warriors put the hiccups aside and C of I failed to do the same.
"Today was a good start to conference play," said head coach Tim Kagey. "We will be looking to build on it moving forward."
Corban had a total of 14 shots (5 on-goal) in the match, while the Yotes launched a dreadful two shots. Neither of C of I's shots were on-goal.
For the Warriors, Yuki Onishi put the first shot in the net in the 52nd minute to put his team on top, he was assisted by Giron. That would be all that the Navy and Gold would need to get the win, but Nate Sherwood added the dagger in the 90th minute on some fancy moves that freed him up from the left edge of the box.
The Freshman Warrior Goalkeeper, Justin Keegan, picked up his first career collegiate win in net. In addition to getting the win, Keegan also registered a clean sheet.
Corban is now set to host (RV) Eastern Oregon University on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the CFC Soccer Complex for their second conference matchup in as many days. The two squads sit on the periphery of the NAIA Top-25, and will look to improve their cases for the next edition.