Air Force Academy
San Jose State
Air Force Downs San Jose State, 1-0
10/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 22, 2006
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Reid Gaiser scored the game's only goal in the 62nd minute Sunday to give the Air Force men's soccer team a 1-0 victory in the Falcons' final home game of the 2006 season. Five seniors played their final game at Cadet Soccer Stadium as the Falcons won their second straight game and improved to 4-10-1 overall and 3-4 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
Gaiser, a sophomore from Denver, Colo., scored his first goal of the season with a header off an Andy Nigro corner kick that beat SJSU goalie Richard Mann. Gaiser was very active all day, posting a game-high four shots.
The Falcon defense was also active throughout the game, allowing the Spartans just two shots on goal against senior goalie Paul Elsbernd, playing in his final home game. Elsbernd made the save of the game just two minutes after Gaiser's goal when SJSU's Edward Murillo-Jiminez fired a free kick toward the lower right part of the net, but Elsbernd dove and knocked the ball away.
Mann made seven saves for San Jose State, which fell to 6-8-1 overall and 3-4 in the MPSF. The Spartans held a 19-13 advantage in total shots, but Air Force had eight shots on goal, six more than SJSU.
In addition to Elsbernd, Brendan Greenaway and Nate Holloway played their final games at Cadet Soccer Stadium. Fellow seniors Duncan McNabb and Damon Wong did not dress due to injuries.
The Falcons continue play in the MPSF on Saturday, Oct. 28, when they travel north on I-25 to face Denver at 11 a.m.
