Taft Beats Sequoias 3-0 Behind Menjivar’s Breakthrough and Ortiz’s Two Goals
| 1H | 2H | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEQ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TAF | 0 | 3 | 3 |
TAFT, Calif. - Ian Menjivar broke a scoreless tie in the second half and Bryan Ortiz scored twice as Taft College defeated College of the Sequoias 3-0 on Friday, October 30, in Taft. The Cougars scored all three goals over the final 30 minutes.
Neither team scored before halftime, and the match remained level until Menjivar delivered an unassisted goal at 60:00. Taft needed just six more minutes to extend its advantage, with Ortiz finishing off an assist from Jacob Cooke-Ruiz at 66:00 to make it 2-0.
The score stayed there until 90:00, when Ortiz and Cooke-Ruiz connected again for the final goal. Cooke-Ruiz supplied his second assist on the play, setting up both of Ortiz’s finishes as the Cougars added to their lead at the end of regulation.
Goalkeeper Aslan Chong played all 90 minutes and earned the shutout victory, with no saves recorded. Shooting statistics were incomplete: Both teams were credited with zero shots despite Taft’s three goals, while the Sequoias goalkeeper’s line listed three shots on goal faced.
Taft received three yellow cards, issued to Santiago Castaneda, Diego Delacruz and Vicente Mendoza. Sequoias received four cautions, including one assessed to the team, though the actual caution times were not recorded. The Cougars play next at Merced College on Tuesday, November 3.
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