The Oxnard College men’s soccer team suffered a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles Mission College at home Tuesday afternoon.
The Condors played evenly with the Eagles for much of the game, getting as many chances on goal (11) as the Eagles, but the Eagles claimed the game’s only goal in the last 11 minutes of the game.
LA Mission College had a pair of chances in the early going, but was denied by two great defensive plays.
A shot by Eagle forward Freddy Sazo was headed toward goal in the 9th minute, but Condor defender Gerardo Guzman was able to deflect the chance over the cross bar for a corner kick.
A minute later, the Eagles had another opportunity in front of net but goalkeeper Chuy Romero was in perfect position to deny Eagle forward Antonio Viveras.
In the 79th minute, the Eagles put the pressure on the Condors once more and were rewarded.
After a wild kick, the ball hit the top of the Condor goal post and bounced in front of Viveras who shot the ball.
Romero was once again quick enough to block the shot with his chest, but as it bounced away from him Eagle midfielder Victor Sanchez capitalized by kicking the ball toward the unprotected right side of the net.
After the score, the Condors opened up its offense and had a number of chances to tie the match.
In the 83rd minute, Condor midfielder Max Madrigal beat an Eagle defender on the left side and sent the ball across to teammate midfielder Albert Anguiano but the pass narrowly missed Anguiano and the Eagles took possession.
Three minutes later, forward Nathan Lytle pushed up the right side and made a pass to forward Emigdio Ramirez but the pass was again off the mark.
Condor goalkeeper Chuy Romero was filling in for the injured Luis Gonzalez and had 5 blocked shots. Other Condor injuries include defender Richard Vargas and midfielder Andres Herrera.
Despite the loss and the injuries, Condor head coach Ross Greaney believes that his team played well.
“[The Eagles] played great defense,” he said. “They locked down on our players but we still played good offensively.”
