Tucson, AZ- For the 2nd time this season, both the FC Tucson Men and Women took the pitch at the same time on Saturday night. The FC Tucson Men looked to bounce back after an out of character loss to CAPO FC, while the Women looked to remain unbeaten. Only one of these goals would be met as the FC Tucson Men would handedly beat Redlands FC 5-1, while the FC Tucson Women would fall for the first time this season with a 4-2 loss to Utah Royals FC Arizona.
Coach Sebastian Pineda and the FC Tucson Men would come out of the gates in dominating fashion, as they jumped to a 2-0 lead within the first ten minutes of the match with goals from James Jennings and Elian Aguilar. The FC Tucson Men would hold onto this lead heading into the half. As the 2nd half began, Luke Kawabe tallied his first goal of the season for FC Tucson to extend the lead to 3-0. Defender D’Andre Pickett would get in on the scoring action as he was able to head a corner kick home. This would be Pickett’s first goal of the season for FC Tucson as well. To finish off the scoring for FC Tucson, Joao Neves would rack up another goal in the 69th minute to extend the lead 5-0. It was only due to a Penalty Kick goal that would get Redlands FC on the board in the 82nd minute
The FC Tucson Men would have 5 different players tally a goal Saturday night, a regular season high for the men’s club. The boys would win in dominating fashion as they completed the series sweep over Redlands FC, who are the defending conference champions. The FC Tucson Men will be back in action Friday night as they take on the Southern California Eagles.
The FC Tucson Women would take a 2-1 lead against Utah Royals FC Arizona going into the half time break with goals tallied by Vivien Villarreal and Mackenzie Moring. Coming out of the half, Utah Royals FC Arizona would tie the game up 2-2. It was in the 54th minute that the opposition scored to make the match 3-2, and was immediately awarded a penalty kick. With the PK conversion, the score became 4-2 for Utah Royals FC Arizona. This would remain the final score as the FC Tucson Women suffered their first loss of the season.
Coach Roberto Garcia and the FC Tucson Women look to avenge this loss Saturday night as they take on Utah Royals FC Arizona at home. Tickets to both the Men and Women matches can be purchased here: https://bit.ly/4clzdXx