| The game was played at Depot Field in Santa Cruz under cloudy skies and dry conditions. It was both Harbor and Santa Cruz first league game. The game started out with both teams trying to control the ball and play their style of soccer. Santa Cruz scored first in the 33rd minute when senior Cesar Aguilar kicked in the goal after an assist from freshman John Chronopoulos. Santa Cruz then scored in the 36th minute when junior Filimon Richardson scored the goal after an assist from senior Shakaim Redrovan. The half ended with the score - Santa Cruz 2 to Harbor 0. The second half started with Santa Cruz quickly scoring again when senior Shakaim Redrovan scored a goal in the 42nd minute after an assist from senior Edwin Chavez. Harbor was able to score in the 47th minute. The game went back and forth with the final score being - Santa Cruz 3 to Harbor 1. The goalkeeper for Santa Cruz, senior Jan Schulze had 5 goalie saves during the entire game. The defense for Santa Cruz included senior captain Trevor Ross (sweeper), freshman Slater Meehan (FB), senior Vince Cheung (FB), and senior Rogelio Ojeda (stopper) who all had a good game stopping and countering the Harbor attack. The Santa Cruz offensive attack was lead by freshman John Chronopoulos, senior Shakaim Redrovan, senior Cesar Aguilar and junior Filimon Richardson who combined for 6 shots on goal during the game. Santa Cruz midfielder, senior Gerardo Hernandez played well and had an important impact on controlling the center of the field. |