MORAGA, Calif. - San José State scored both early and late on Monday with strikes from Kasper Poulsgaard and Max Allen but a tough Saint Mary's side added two goals in the final two minutes to come away with a 4-2 victory.
The Spartans were playing their second road match in less than 48 hours against teams receiving top-25 votes. Head coach Simon Tobin's team shutout No. 20 Stanford on Saturday before making the trip to Moraga.
- The San José State attack struck early to gain a quick advantage. In the match's seventh minute, senior Carlos Gomez-Zavala delivered a perfect cross in front of the net to a streaking Poulsgaard. With one touch, Poulsgaard chipped the ball across his body and into the back of the net for his first career goal.
THINGS YOU LOVE TO SEE@poulsgaardk unlocks the Gael defense and San José State is on top early! #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/ruNGeLfm5r
— San José State Men's Soccer (@SanJoseStateMS) September 13, 2021
- Trailing 2-1 in the contest's waning moments, junior Julian Boyce was able to draw a foul just beyond the box. That set up a prime free kick opportunity for Allen, who looped a shot over a wall of five Gael defenders and into the upper right corner of the net.
79' - GOOOOOOOAL@Allen1Max GOES UPPER V OFF THE FREE KICK AND WE ARE LEVEL IN MORAGA#SpartanUp | #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/tYwOLyh3QE
— San José State Men's Soccer (@SanJoseStateMS) September 14, 2021
- San José State ended the night with eight shots (four on frame).
- Senior Omar Lemus led the team with a trio of attempts, two of which were put on goal.
- Poulsgaard, Allen, Kameron Bolden and Josh Redfield each played the full 90 on Monday.
- Freshman Sebastian Ruiz-Hurst (22 minutes off the bench) and Coastal Carolina transfer Andres Rivera (19 minutes) both saw significant action as they made their debuts in Spartan kits.
The Spartans will look to return to their winning ways when they host UC San Diego on Thursday at Spartan Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. against the Tritons.
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