Seattle Univ. Downs Air Force, 2-1, in Overtime

Nov. 1, 2009

Ian Walsh scored with less than two minutes remaining in the second overtime to give the Seattle University men's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Air Force Sunday afternoon in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action at the Starfire Soccer Complex. With the victory, Seattle improved to 3-10-1 overall and 2-3 in the MPSF, while the Falcons fell to 7-7-1 and 2-4 in league play.

Seattle University took advantage of playing 11v9 after Air Force lost two players to red cards earlier in the contest. The Redhawks pressed forward as the second overtime wound down, advancing the ball to the right side where Kevin Cook corralled it and dribbled it down the field. Cook's entry pass found Walsh, whose shot sailed over the head of Air Force goalie Mike Mauro and dropped into the net with 1:54 left on the clock.

After Air Force earned some early chances in the first half, Seattle took control of the action, putting five shots on goal in an 11-minute span. The fifth one came as a result of a corner kick, as Sean Morris directed a short kick to Elliot Richards, who served the ball into the box. John Pegg got his head on the ball and sent it on net, eluding Mauro and trickling over the goal line in the 26th minute.

Air Force lost freshman Eric Tise in the 53rd minute when he received his second yellow card of the match, then senior Aaron Eshkenazi was given a red card in the 72nd minute. Despite playing two men short, the Falcons evened the game with just under eight minutes remaining in regulation. Freshman Kevin Durr sent a pass from the left side into the box, where sophomore Ben Chavez redirected the ball towards the net. Before Seattle goalie Ivan Dizdar could get his hands on the ball, senior Josh Rhynard deposited the ball under Dizdar into the lower left corner of the net for his team-high fourth goal of the season.

Seattle had a couple of chances to end the match in regulation, but a shot by Pegg hit the post with less than two minutes remaining, and another shot by Brandon Hamer smacked the crossbar with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation.

Dizdar finished with six saves, while Mauro made a career-high 10 saves in the match. Pegg led all players with nine total shots, including five on goal. Rhynard and fellow senior Steven Noller led the way for the Falcons with two shots on goal each, while senior Kevin Rosser finished with a team-best five total shots.

The Falcons close out their 2009 regular season next Saturday, Nov. 7 by hosting the University of Denver at 7 p.m. Air Force's seven seniors, Rhynard, Rosser, Noller, Eshkenazi, Jared Gomez and Jim Gullo will be honored in a pre-game ceremony celebrating their final game at Cadet Soccer Stadium.

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