The Pierce College men’s soccer team earned their third win of the season at Shepard Stadium against the Moorpark Raiders 2-1, with their overall record now being 3-7.
Forward Vic Cano scored the first goal for the Brahmas in the first half, assisted by forward Carlos Ruano.
Cano expressed his thoughts after his goal.
“It felt amazing to score, and finally put our team up 1-0, “ Cano said.
Cano added on the play leading up before scoring.
“Right before the goal, someone had crossed it in, and I got a reflection, and I had a chance to dribble past two players and then tuck it in the bottom right,” Cano said.
The first half ended with Pierce being up 1-0, with their defense limiting the Raiders to three goal attempts with no successful score.
The Moorpark Raiders came out strong with a goal of their own just 11 minutes into the second half.
Pierce answered back minutes later with a goal by forward Damian Lopez, assisted by Forward Diego Nava.
Lopez said it felt good to score and make up for his mistake earlier in the game.
“It felt good because I feel like I was the reason that made the mistake, and then I helped my team bring them back,” Lopez said.
Head Coach Julio Castillo said they won this game because of the change in mindset and believes the men’s soccer team is better than what the score reflects.
“Changing our mindset, plain and simple, everybody thinks that we’re out already. Everybody believes that we suck that we’re no good, but I know that these boys are way better than what the score reflects,” Castillo said.
