Taft Falls 3-2 to Fresno City Despite Late Goal
| 1H | 2H | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRE | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TAF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
TAFT, Calif. - Taft College lost 3-2 to Fresno City College on Tuesday, October 27, in Taft, with Christopher Segura’s second goal providing the decisive margin in the 68th minute before the Cougars mounted a late response.
Josue Chavez opened the scoring with an unassisted goal in the ninth minute, giving Taft an early advantage. Fresno City answered two minutes later when Segura scored off an assist from Alexander Rodriguez. Elieser Reyes then put Fresno City ahead with an unassisted goal in the 32nd minute, sending the Cougars into halftime trailing 2-1.
The one-goal margin held until Segura scored unassisted to make it 3-1. Taft responded four minutes later through Brayan Molina, who finished on an assist from Chavez in the 72nd minute. Chavez contributed to both Cougars goals, finishing with a goal and an assist. Molina’s strike left Taft 18 minutes to find an equalizer, but neither team scored again.
Goalkeeper Aslan Chong played all 90 minutes for the Cougars, allowing three goals on three shots on goal. Fresno City goalkeeper Ryan Sanchez also completed the match, allowing two goals on two shots on goal to earn the win. Neither goalkeeper recorded a save.
Jacob Cooke-Ruiz received Taft’s lone yellow card, while Reyes and Rodriguez each received a yellow card for Fresno City. The Cougars will look to bounce back in their next contest against College of the Sequoias on Friday, October 30 at 3:00 pm.
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