California Golden Bears Athletics
Sunday, October 2
Stanford, Calif.
5:00 PM
California
4-3-1, 0-1-0
0
at
1
Stanford
4-2-3, 1-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cal falls on the road 1-0 to Pac-12 rival Stanford in conference opener.
Cal Falls in First Face-Off with Stanford
10/2/2016 7:32 PM | Men's Soccer
BERKELEY – A brisk battle concluded unfavorably for California men's soccer team Sunday.
In their Pac-12 opener, the Golden Bears were unable to find their footing in Stanford to end the Cardinal's undefeated home streak and suffered a 1-0 loss.
Despite heading into the half matched evenly with eight shots and no scores, Cal could not recover after Stanford's early second-half goal by Foster Langsford in the 46'. The Bears have come from behind to win or tie in three matches this season, most recently in their first road win against a then No. 25-ranked Santa Barbara.
While the Bay Area rivals kept the match tight in the first half, Stanford posted 10 shots in the second compared to five recorded by Cal.
"Each team scored a goal very close to being on- or offside," said head coach Kevin Grimes. "Each team hit the post in the match. It was pretty even overall."
Sophomore goalie Jonathan Klinsmann finished with six saves in 90 minutes of play.
The Bears continue their conference run with a trip to Corvallis, Ore., to face the Oregon State Beavers on Oct. 6 and continue north to Seattle, Wash., for a match against
For more information on Cal men's soccer follow the team @CalMensSoccer on Twitter and Instagram and like the Cal Men's Soccer page on Facebook.
In their Pac-12 opener, the Golden Bears were unable to find their footing in Stanford to end the Cardinal's undefeated home streak and suffered a 1-0 loss.
Despite heading into the half matched evenly with eight shots and no scores, Cal could not recover after Stanford's early second-half goal by Foster Langsford in the 46'. The Bears have come from behind to win or tie in three matches this season, most recently in their first road win against a then No. 25-ranked Santa Barbara.
While the Bay Area rivals kept the match tight in the first half, Stanford posted 10 shots in the second compared to five recorded by Cal.
"Each team scored a goal very close to being on- or offside," said head coach Kevin Grimes. "Each team hit the post in the match. It was pretty even overall."
Sophomore goalie Jonathan Klinsmann finished with six saves in 90 minutes of play.
The Bears continue their conference run with a trip to Corvallis, Ore., to face the Oregon State Beavers on Oct. 6 and continue north to Seattle, Wash., for a match against
For more information on Cal men's soccer follow the team @CalMensSoccer on Twitter and Instagram and like the Cal Men's Soccer page on Facebook.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's SoccerTeam Stats
CAL
STAN
Goals
0
1
Shots
13
18
Shots on Goal
4
7
Saves
6
4
Corners
2
4
Fouls
16
14
Scoring Plays
Langsdorf, Foster (7)
Assisted By: Gilbey, Jared , Nana-Sinkam, Brian
#8 steals, passes ahead to #15, ahead to
46:48
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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