September 5, 2008

Men’s Soccer:
Pirates fall to Long Beach, 2-1

COSTA MESA -- After a pair of convincing victories to start the season, the Orange Coast College men's soccer team found itself on the wrong end of a 2-1 nonconference decision to visiting Long Beach City on Friday.
 
"Two good teams out there today ... we just came up short," OCC head trainer Glenn Strachan said.
 
It was a scoreless struggle for both teams before LBCC (3-0-1) scored in the 52nd minute. Off a Manuel Batista free kick, Warwick Newbold found the loose ball and ripped a shot into the back of the net for a 1-0 Vikings lead.
 
That lead grew to 2-0 when Zack Swart fed a pass to Paco Prado, who raced down the left side and picked the lower-right corner in the game's 66th minute.
 
OCC (2-1-0) had a few decent scoring opportunities throughout the game, but were denied. Finally, in the 90th minute, Gustavo Ibarra took a long pass from Edwardo Garcia and flicked a header past the charging Vikings goalkeeper. The ball found its way into the net and with just under 5 minutes of stoppage time.
 
Viking keeper Chris DeWalt had eight saves.

- Orange Coast College Sports Information report