SAN DIEGO – The Aztec men's soccer team (2-0-1) beat Cal Poly (0-2-0) 3-0 on the SDSU Sports Deck Friday evening. SDSU scored in the first minute and the defense held firm to record their third straight shutout to start the season.
"The guys came out from the opening whistle very prepared," Head coach Ryan Hopkins said after the game. "We challenged them this week to bring more intensity as a group and I thought they stepped up and showed that."
The Aztecs outshot the Mustangs 13-6, including a 9-3 advantage in the second half while goalkeeper Logan Erb had a pair of fantastic saves. Erb (Houston, Texas) has posted a clean sheet in all three of his career starts.
In the opening minute, Rommee Jaridly received a long pass and then scored on a give-and-go with Alexander Levengood. After collecting Levengood's nifty through ball, Jaridly took one touch that fired a shot with his left foot into the bottom right corner of the goal.
In the 17th minute, Jaridly was on the receiving end of a violent spike by Cal Poly's Leonardo Martinez, who was issued a red card forcing the Mustangs' to play with 10 men for the remaining 73 minutes.
Jaridly was in the middle of another big play in the 27th minute. A failed clearance by Cal Poly ricocheted off him to Terence Okoeguale behind the defense, who placed it between the keeper's legs to put SDSU up 2-0.
The Aztecs tacked on one more in the 81st minute when Austin Brummett headed in a Jules Anderson corner kick.
THE NOTE I
This is the first time since 2005 the Aztecs have recorded a shutout in each of their first three matches.
THE NOTE II
This victory was the 500th in program history.
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Aztecs Knock Off Cal Poly 3-0
