Team Celebration_GW_9.10_Web
Thomas Christensen
1
George Washington GWU (2-2-2, 0-0-0)
6
Winner San Diego USD (4-1-1, 0-0-0)
George Washington GWU
(2-2-2, 0-0-0)
1
Final
6
San Diego USD
(4-1-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
George Washington GWU 0 1 1
San Diego USD 2 4 6

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Offense Shines in Men’s Soccer’s 6-1 Win Over George Washington

SAN DIEGO – Behind a historic offensive performance, the San Diego men's soccer program (4-1-1, 0-0-0 WCC) rolled to a 6-1 victory over George Washington (2-2-2, 0-0-0 A-10 on Sunday afternoon at Torero Stadium.   
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The game opened up with a bang, as the Toreros struck first, just six and a half minutes into the game.
  • Off a Torero corner kick from Kevin Pena, a defensive clearance by George Washington found Ethan Warne, who headed it back to Matteo Gasperoni, who delivered a bicycle kick into the net for a 1-0 lead.
  • The pressure from the Toreros only continued, as Warne connected for his second assist of the game, feeding Mason Tunbridge on an over the top through ball.
  • Tunbridge beat the defense up the pitch and buried it past the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute.
  • On defense, the Toreros were stout, allowing no shots in the first half.
  • San Diego would pour on the attack in the second half, with pristine shot accuracy.
  • After putting the pressure on the Revolutionaries defense, the Toreros forced them into a poor clearance that hit the back of Rhys Gourdie and the ball landed towards Samy Kanaan.
  • Kanaan made the defense miss and caught the George Washington goalkeeper guessing the wrong direction, scoring his third goal of the season to make it 3-0.
  • Just over eight minutes later, the Toreros pounced on another George Washington error, as Cesar Bahena stole an errant pass and took it by himself for another goal to make it 4-0 in the 63rd minute.
  • The next Torero shot would prove just as efficient, as Christian Vigil scored off a rebound from a Denis Kelmendi cross to make it 5-0.
  • While the Revolutionaries would get one back off a penalty kick via a handball in the box, Vigil would add on some insurance in the final minute of the game with his second of the afternoon off a feed from Steven Ramirez.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • San Diego scored their most goals in a single game since an 11-0 victory over Rider on Sept. 17, 2006, which is a school record.
  • Eight different players recorded at least one point with Vigil emerging with four.
  • San Diego already has two players – Tunbridge and Warne, with a multi-assist game this season.
  • Tunbridge is now up to eight points in six games, while Bahena stands at seven. Bahena had nine total points in 2022.
  • Kayden Kropf made his collegiate debut at goalkeeper in relief of starter Luis Ludosan.
 
NEXT UP
The Toreros will conclude their five-game homestand, hosting California Baptist on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed via ESPN Plus.
 
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