ACU Earns Clean Sheet vs OUAZ
Surprise, Ariz. – Arizona Christian delivered a strong performance Thursday night, earning a 3-0 victory over OUAZ at the Spirit Field. The Firestorm scored twice in the first half before adding a late goal to secure the shutout victory and improve to 8-5-3 overall and 7-3-1 in conference play.
MATCH INFO
Score: OUAZ – 0, Arizona Christian – 4
Records: OUAZ – 2-13-2, GSAC 1-10-1 | Arizona Christian – 8-5-3, GSAC 7-3-1
Location: Spirit Field, Surprise, AZ
STAT TRACKER
Jose Garcia – 1 goal, 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
Nathan Tchiakpe – 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Raul Aranda – 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Sammy Kopalyan – 1 assist
Alexander Delgado – 1 assist, 1 shot
Caleb Anderson – 1 shot
Emiliano Vega – 0 goal allowed, 3 saves
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ACU broke through in the 27th minute when Nathan Tchiakpe found the back of the net at 26:04, scoring his sixth goal of the season off an assist from Alexander Delgado.
- Less than two minutes later, the Firestorm doubled their advantage as Jose Garcia scored at 27:56, finishing a play set up by Sammy Kopalyan. Garcia’s goal marked his 10th of the season and gave ACU a 2-0 lead heading into halftime.
- The Firestorm maintained their advantage throughout the second half, keeping OUAZ off the scoreboard while continuing to defend their lead.
- Raul Aranda put the finishing touch on the victory in the 88th minute, scoring at 87:08 to extend ACU’s lead to 3-0 and record his third goal of the season.
- Goalkeeper Emiliano Vega played all 90 minutes in net for ACU, recording three saves to preserve the shutout.
- The Firestorm finished with eight shots, including four on target, while limiting OUAZ to seven shots and three on goal.
- ACU defeated OUAZ, 3-0.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH TED KRZYWIECKI
“Our guys worked for a complete and composed performance tonight and another clean sheet. They played smart and were committed to our identity from the start. Another good one to build on.”
NEXT UP
On Saturday, the Firestorm will head to Prescott, AZ to play against Embry-Riddle at 7:30pm.
