SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's soccer went toe-to-toe against No. 4 Stanford but the Cardinal's Will Cleary and Tomo Allen tallied goals in the second half and was edged 2-1 on Thursday night at Stevens Stadium. The Broncos controlled the pace of play in the opening 45 minutes and took a 1-0 lead into the half courtesy of Tyler Tipton. Stanford came out strong in the second half and outshot Santa Clara 10-5 with two of them finding the back of the net to remain undefeated on the season at 3-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Allen's game winning goal came in the 62nd minute when Takashi Sasaki whipped in a pass from the left side, the ball rattled around with several defenders in the area before Allen took control and poked it past goalkeeper Jackson Ozburn.
- Six minutes earlier, Cleary delivered the equalizer on a set piece, heading in the goal on a corner kick from Alex Chow.
- Tipton got Santa Clara (0-1-2) on the board in the 25th minute. A pass from Simon Diagana to the right side found Pierce Dyal who delivered a well placed diagonal ball above a Stanford defender that Tipton controlled with his knee before slotting it to the far post beating Rowan Schnebly. It was Tipton's first goal of the season.
- Santa Clara had a good look in the final seconds of the match but Will Wiersdorf's shot sailed high securing the Cardinal victory.
NOTABLE NUMBERS / GAME NOTES:
- Santa Clara trails the series 22-25-7.
- Stanford held the advantage in the number of shots 17-9 with Jack Pymm credited with four of them for the Cardinal. Wiersdort had a team-high three shots.
- Ozburn had a season-high five saves, one shy of his career high. Schnebly turned back four shots.
- Alen Begovic saw his first career action logging 20 minutes in the second half.
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NEXT UP:
- Santa Clara travels to face Sacramento State on Sunday at 5 p.m.
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