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2007 Men's Soccer Events Archive

2007 MiraCosta College Men's Soccer Schedule and Results

2007 MiraCosta College Men's Soccer Roster

MiraCosta Wins Season Finale

The MiraCosta men's soccer team defeated Cuyamaca College on Monday by a final score of 4-2. This sets the teams overall record for the season at 5 wins 12 losses and 5 ties. The team was only beat twice in the last seven games of the season and notably won four out of the first five games. Look for the fledgling program to make steady strides in 2008 and to also be more consistent in their results.

MiraCosta Ties Imperial Valley College

The men's soccer team tied 4-4 against Imperial Valley College on Friday. Mitchell Greene scored two goals while Nick Carter and Mario Torres scored goals. Greene was assisted on his first goal by Daniel Illingworth in the 28th minute. Illingworth set up Torres for his goal (6th minute) as well. Greene assisted Carter on his goal (42nd minute) and Carter assisted Greene on his second goal of the game (90th minute).  MiraCosta plays its last game of the inaugural season on Monday at home vs. Cuyamaca College at 3:00pm.

MiraCosta Ties San Diego Mesa

The men's soccer team tied 0-0 against San Diego Mesa College on Wednesday. Goal Keeper Javier Gutierrezhad a stellar performance recording eleven saves in the match.

MiraCosta travels to Imperial Valley College on Friday for their last away contest of the season.

MiraCosta Beat By San Diego City

The men's soccer team lost to San Diego City College on Monday by a score of 7-3. Sean Moran scored two goals for MiraCosta both of penalty kicks in the 13th and 68th minutes. His brother Shane Moran scored the third goal for MiraCosta unassisted off of a rebound in the 66th minute.

MiraCosta will play at home on Wednesday vs Cuyamaca College at 3:00pm.

MiraCosta Ties First Place Southwestern College

The men's soccer team tied Southwestern College on Friday by a score of 2-2. Jared Fenlason scored both goals for MiraCosta in the second half of play. He was assisted by Mario Torres on the first goal and Jared Brett on the second.

MiraCosta came from two goals down (2-0 halftime score) to tie the current league leading Jaguars (Southwestern College). MiraCosta will play at San Diego City College on Monday 1:00pm.

MiraCosta Drops 2-1 In Final Nine Minutes VS. Palomar

The men's soccer team lost to Palomar College on Friday by a score of 2-1. Jared Brett scored the loan goal for MiraCosta off an assist from Nick Carter in the 27th minute of play. Palomar College scored the game winner in the 81st minute of play.

MiraCosta plays again on Wednesday at San Diego City College 3:00pm.

MiraCosta Ties 2-2 VS. Imperial Valley College

The men's soccer team tied Imperial Valley College on Wednesday by a score of 2-2. Calvin Miguel opened up the scoring for MiraCosta off of an assist from Mario Torres in the 29th minute of play. In the 38th minute Nick Carter scored on an assist from Shane Moran.

The team is looking ahead to Fridays home game vs. Palomar College at 3:00pm.

MiraCosta Drops 1-0 VS. San Diego Mesa

The MiraCosta men's team lost a hard fought battle on Friday vs. San Diego Mesa College. Although MiraCosta out shout their opponent they were unable to put the ball in the net.

Notably Mesa scored an own goal against themselves that was disallowed by the referee who was quick to call a MiraCosta player offside who was in the offside position. The team is looking ahead now at Imperial Valley College who they play against at home on Wednesday October 17th at 3:15pm.

MiraCosta Offense Awakes

MiraCosta scored three goals in their loss on Wednesday vs Southwestern College. Mitchell Green set up Nick Carter in the 32nd minute to open up the scoring.

Southwestern scored what turned out to be the winning goal on a penalty kick awarded in the 71st minute of play (4th goal). Mario Torres and Mitchell Green added goals assisted by Calvin Miguel in the 80th and 87th minutes of play.

MiraCosta Loses Last Non Conference Game

MiraCosta lost 2-1 on Friday vs College Of The Desert. MiraCosta dominated the first half of play but was unable to tuck a goal away.

In the second half Desert opened up the scoring in the 59th minute of play. MiraCosta responded in the 82nd minute off of a goal from Nick Carter assisted by Mitchell Greene. In the final moments of play (88th minute) Desert scored on a break away that appeared to be well off side. MiraCosta returns to Conference competition on Wednesday October 10th at home vs. Southwestern College.

MiraCosta Drops To Cuyamaca College

MiraCosta lost 3-0 on Wednesday vs. Cuyamcaca College. All three goals came in the first half of play for Cuyamaca. In the second half MiraCosta hit the crossbar and also the post on two quick counter attacks. Unfortunately neither of these opportunities resulted in goals. MiraCosta will host College of the Desert on Friday at 4:00pm.

MiraCosta Rests 6 Starters In Non Conference Game

MiraCosta lost 4-0 on Monday vs. Chaffey College. The men's team rested six starters who were not 100% healthy in hopes of being full strength in their next conference game. Chaffey got on the board in the 20th minute and then again on the 21st. They scored their third goal in the 25th minute scoring all three of their first goals in a five minute span.

MiraCosta tightened up in the second half and created solid opportunities in the first 15 minutes of the half. Unfortunately MiraCosta was not able to tuck any of their chances away. Chaffey scored their final goal in the 67th minute of play.

MiraCosta returns to conference action on Wednesday vs. Cuyamaca College away. MiraCosta will also play at home on Friday in their final non conference game of the season vs. College of the Desert at 4:00pm.

MiraCosta Ties Conference Home Opener

MiraCosta men's soccer tied 1-1 on Friday vs. San Diego City College (State Ranking 9th). This was a very important result for the team and should help them later on if they produce results in the first half of conference play.

San Diego City opened up the scoring in the 42nd minute of the game (1st half) off of a beautiful combination that sliced right between central MiraCosta players. MiraCosta responded in the opening minutes of the second half off of a Mario Torres goal assisted by Jared Brett.

Notably the San Diego city goal keeper handled the ball outside of the 18yard box that denied Mario Torres a break away goal. The City goalkeeper was red carded for this foul. In the final minutes of the game another City player was issued a red car leaving the ending moments 11 vs. 9. MiraCosta pressured because of the numerical advantage as City defended frantically. A MiraCosta long throw into play was just put over the cross bar of the goal during this offensive that could have won the game if it had been on target.

MiraCosta is on the road next week Monday non conference vs. Chaffey, Wednesday conference vs. Cuyamaca, and home Friday non conference vs. College of the Desert.

MiraCosta Drops Conference Opener

MiraCosta men's soccer lost a close game 3-1 on Wednesday vs. Palomar College. The two teams came out playing at a rapid intense rate with the flow of play and pressure switching back and forth for minutes at a time. At the end of the first half with both teams creating opportunities within the goal box the game remained tied at 0-0.

In the second half neither team missed a beat as both teams had momentum for a spell and also defend under pressure for periods of time. MiraCosta appeared to have the upper hand from the 60th-77th minute of play but were unable to capitalize on the opportunities they created around the goal area.

In the 80th minute Palomar scored on a counter attack taking a 1-0 lead. Minutes later MiraCosta equalized in the 85th minute tying the game at 1-1.

With the clock winding down Palomar was awarded a free kick just outside the left corner of the MiraCosta penalty box. A perfectly timed cross with Palomar players crashing the back door connected on what would be the game winning goal for Palomar. MiraCosta pushed a player forward in the final four minutes of play trying to even the game but Palomar took advantage of the numerical unbalance scoring their third goal of the game.

Palomar now sits 1-0 in Conference play while MiraCosta drops to 0-1. Come out and catch the Conference home opener on Friday vs. San Diego City College at the Oceanside main campus!

MiraCosta Uses Every Rostered Player In Last Game Before Conference Play

MiraCosta men's soccer lost a close game 2-1 on Monday vs. San Bernardino Valley College. The purpose of this game for Head Coach Evan Camperell was to take one final look at all of the players before the first conference game vs. Palomar College on Wednesday 9/26. According to Camperell "the team was not successful today from a win loss stand point but I was able to use every rostered player and this was my focus for this game...this opportunity to use every player was very important for our future/ conference success".

Mario Torres scored the loan goal for MiraCosta off of an assist from Mitchell Greene in the 25th minute of play. Goal Keeper Rigoberto Aquino made 4 saves in 45 minutes of play (1st half) while giving up one goal. Goal Keeper Javier Gutierrez made 2 saves in 45 minutes of play (2nd half) also conceeding one goal.

MiraCosta opens up conference play on the road Wednesday 9/26 vs. Palomar College.

MiraCosta Losses Heart Breaker

The MiraCosta men's soccer team lost a hard fought battle on Thursday in the fleeting seconds of regulation by a score of 3-2 vs. Riverside College. Mitchell Greene opened up the scoring for MiraCosta in the 15th minute off of an assist from Jason Belcher. MiraCosta had two one on one breakaways with the goalkeeper in the first half but where unable to capitalize on these opportunities. In the 21st minute of play Riverside equalized the game off of a rebounded shot that came off the MiraCosta goalkeeper Rigoberto Aquino.

In the second half cards became an issue for MiraCosta. Nick Carter received his second yellow card of the game resulting in a soft red and ejection. Riverside was able to take advantage of this by scoring again playing patient possession oriented soccer.

With 15 minutes to play MiraCosta made a tactical substitution that allowed them to push a third player forward. Within moments the sub (Kevin Brenner) was given a straight red card as he was chasing behind a riverside player when his legs entangled and tripped him up.

In spite of playing 9 against 11 MiraCosta managed to equalize tying the game in the 88th minute of play. Calvin Miguel made a run from his deep position on the field cutting through several players before slotting a ball through to Mitchell Greene who capitalized and scored. Unfortunately the celebration came to a quick halt as Riverside broke free down the left side and then pulled the ball back across for the game winner with seconds left on the clock.

MiraCosta plays three games next week. Monday September 24th away vs. San Bernardino Valley College, Wednesday September 26th aways vs. Palomar College and Friday September 28th home vs. San Diego City College at 3:15pm.

MiraCosta Men’s Soccer Drops To Allan Hancock College

The MiraCosta College men’s soccer team lost to Allan Hancock College by a score of 5-1 on Saturday.  The loan goal for MiraCosta was scored by Mitchell Greene off an assist from Shane Moran in the 47th minute (second half).

Goalkeeper Rigoberto Aquino recorded 6 saves while giving up 3 goals in 75 minutes of play. Goalkeeper Federico Jacobo recorded 2 saves while giving up 2 goals in 15 minutes.

MiraCosta is now  4-2 while Allan Hancock is 3-5.  Come out and support the new program on Thursday September 20th at 4:00pm on the Oceanside campus vs. Riverside.

MiraCosta Men’s Soccer Continues Roll

The MiraCosta College men’s soccer team beat the College of the Canyons by a score of 2-1 on Friday. MiraCosta scored early again from a familir face Mitchell Greene in the 11th minute. He was assisted by Glen Everett. Greene recieved a one time ball from Everett who sent the ball  back into the middle from 40 yards out and Greene caught the goalkeeper with a lofted shot that found its way into the back of the net. Canyons equalized in the 40th minute of play.

In the second half Greene scored again off a header in the 75th minute breaking the deadlock. Jared Fenlason sent in a cross from the right side that was hamered home by Greene. This puts Greene's season goal scoring total at 7 goals. 

MiraCosta is now  4-1 while Canyons is 1-4-2.  Come out and support the new program on Saturday September 15th at 11:00am on the Oceanside campus vs. Allan Hancock College.

MiraCosta Men’s Soccer Upsets El Camino College

The new MiraCosta College men’s soccer team beat El Camino College by a score of 5-2 on Monday. El Camino came into the game undefeated in 5 games notably they made the state semifinals last season losing to the eventual state champion Cerritos 1-0.

MiraCosta struck early in the 11th and 13th minutes. Mitchell Greene opened up the scoring with both of the first two goals. Nick Carter assisted on the first goal to Greene with a long throw into play while Jason Belcher assisted on Greene’s second goal. The third goal was scored by Jared Brett off of an assist from Glen Everret. The fourth goal (all in the first half) was scored by Shane Moran off an assist from Belcher.

In the second half the fifth goal scored by MiraCosta was by Greene giving him a hat trick on the day in the 73rd minute. He was assisted by Daniel Illingworth.  El Camino scored in the 52nd and 57th minutes cutting the lead to 4-2 at that point. However the game settled back down and MiraCosta was able to pull to a comfortable 5-2 lead to finish the game off.

El Camino now sits at 4-1-1 while MiraCosta is 3-1. Come out and support the new program Friday September 14th against College of the Canyons at 4:00pm on the Oceanside campus or on Saturday September 15th at 11:00am on the Oceanside campus vs. Allan Hancock College.

MiraCosta Men's Soccer Loses First Of The Season

The men's soccer team lost a hard fought battle on Friday 2-0 vs. Fullerton Community College. The game could have gone either way with MiraCosta out shooting Fullerton. Fullerton opened up the scoring in the first half on a counter attack.

In the second half within the last 15 minutes of play MiraCosta pushed players forward pressing for an equalizer. MiraCosta came close but were unable to score. With moments left on the clock Fullerton scored the second goal of the day again off another counter.

The men's record stands currently at 2-1. Come out and catch the next home game on Monday September 10th 4:00pm against El Camino College at the Oceanside Campus. Go Spartans!

MiraCosta Men's Soccer Wins Again

The MiraCosta College men's soccer program won their home season opener vs. Compton College on Tuesday September 4th. This is the second win in a row for the team setting their overall season record at 2-0.

Sean Moran opened up the scoring in the first half  (21st minute) off of a penalty kick that was awarded to MiraCosta. Moments later in the 23rd minute Mitchell Green recorded his second goal of the season off of a beautiful assist from Shane Moran. The third goal came off of a Compton on goal as Jason  Belcher sent a blazing cross against the Compton goal area where a Compton defender tried to clear the ball but instead pushed the ball into his own net.

In the second half Jason Belcher scored his third goal of the season (59th minute) off of a long throw assisted by Nick Carter (third assist on the year).  The final goal for MiraCosta came in the 76th minute by Glen Everett assisted by Jared Brett.

The goal keepers kept a clean sheet as three different players saw time in the goal. Jose Reyes recorded four saves playing the entire first half in goal. In the second half Rigoberto Aquino recorded 3 saves in thirty minutes of play. Javier Gutierrez closed out the half with one save in the final fifteen minutes.

The men take on Fullerton Community College on Friday September 7th 3:00pm at the Oceanside campus. Come out and catch the action!

Men's Soccer Wins Season Opener

The new MiraCosta College men's soccer team opened up the season with a decisive 3-1 victory over Cypress College on Friday August 31st.

In the first half both sides created scoring opportunities and the teams looked very evenly matched. Mitchell Greene opened up the scoring for MiraCosta off of a long throw from Nick Carter in the 46th minute of play (first half injury time).

In the second half momentum shifted in favor of MiraCosta as a 20 minute stretch of play was seen mostly within the defensive half of Cypress. The second goal was scored by Jason Belcher off of a laser like cross from Leonardo Palomino in the 70th minute. Moments later Belcher scored again off of another long throw from Carter in the 73rd minute. Goal Keeper Jose Reyes recorded six saves in the win for MiraCosta.

Cypress scored their loan goal of the match in the 78th minute of play. MiraCostas record is now 1-0 overall while Cypress drops to 0-2 on the young season.

Come out and support your Spartans as they play their first home match of the season on Tuesday September 4th 4:00pm vs Compton College!

MiraCosta College Men's Soccer Selects 24 Players

On August 15th, the inaugural MiraCosta College men's soccer program began a four day open tryout opportunity for all male students interested in playing intercollegiate soccer at the College. After an intense four days where 43 prospects reported 24 players have been selected for the new men's team.  The team will be coached by Evan Camperell. Since his hire in January, Camperell who has five years of head intercollegiate soccer coaching experience at the  NCAA, NAIA, and now COA has accepted the challenge of building this team from the ground up. However this is not a new experience for Camperell who started the men's program at College of the Southwest (New Mexico) an NAIA program. He has also served as the Head Men's and Women's Coach at Alliant International University-San Diego (NAIA) and as the Head Women's Coach at Eastern Nazarene (Massachusetts) an NCAA program.

Upon his hire, Camperell immediately tabbed Jem Doonan as his assistant. Doonan has 30 years of coaching experience 27 of them as a head coach. Most recently he has served as the Head Men's Coach at Cuyamaca College and also as Camperell's assistant at Alliant International University.

The MiraCosta squad will feature a combination of incoming freshman and college transfers. On paper the team looks to be competitive. The solid mixture of talented youth and experienced college transfers will form the foundation of the new MiraCosta College men's soccer program. The players and the coaching staff now have the challenge of keeping this foundation strong.

Camperell crafted the schedule to include a diverse selection of opponents, including teams from Northern California, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and San Diego County. The first match for the new men's team will take place at Cypress College on August 31st 4:00pm. The first home match will be played against Compton College on September 4th 4:00pm at the Oceanside Main Campus.