San Diego City scored in the 62nd minute Tuesday afternoon and hung on for a 1-0 men’s soccer victory over visiting SBCC in the second round of the Southern Cal Regional.
The Knights improve to 18-2-3 while the Vaqueros end their year with a 16-3-3 record. It was only the fourth time that SBCC has been shut out this season.
“We looked tired and we just didn’t have a threat up front, which is unusual for us,” said coach John Sisterson, whose team averages 2.4 goals. “Maybe Saturday took too much out of us.”
The Vaqueros rallied from a 2-0 deficit against Hancock three day earlier with two goals by Kalum Horne in the final three minutes. After 30 minutes of overtime, they went to penalty kicks and Santa Barbara advanced by a 5-4 tally.
SBCC’s Yonha Adrabi, the top goalkeeper in the state, got a red card in stoppage time after the second half for taking down San Diego’s center half. Freshman Nick Rilovich came in and stopped the penalty kick.
“We got to the second round of the playoffs and only lost three games,” Sisterson noted. “This is a young group and I’m very pleased with our season.”
