Chijioke Aranotu tied the game 2-2 with a goal in the 74th minute on Friday night but L.A. Mission responded with a score in the 78th minute to beat SBCC 3-2 in a WSC men’s soccer match at La Playa Stadium.
It was the second goal of the game for Aranotu, who fired in a header off a corner from Jamie Sporcic with a minute remaining in the first half to tie it at 1-1. Mission regained the lead in the 51st minute.
Adam Colton’s free kick set up Aranotu’s second tally.
The Vaqueros (8-6-3, 6-4-3) could have moved into second place in the WSC with a victory but the Eagles (9-5-3, 8-3-1) improved their position behind first-place Oxnard.
“We played brilliantly for the first 10 minutes,” said coach John Sisterson. “After that, it was really a disappointing performance. Maybe it might have been frustration after we couldn’t put the ball in the net. We just weren‘t firing on all cylinders.”
The Vaqueros host Citrus on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
