Aztecs score five goals in the first half as Men’s Soccer downs Scottsdale College to close regular season

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(Scottsdale, AZ)  The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (12-2-1, 11-2-1 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on Saturday at Scottsdale Community College (6-10, 6-8).

The No. 6 ranked Aztecs defeated the Artichokes 6-1 as they swept the regular season meetings. They beat Scottsdale 2-0 at the West Campus Aztec Field on Sept. 26. The Aztecs are 8-0-1 in their last nine games.

The Aztecs produced five different goal scorers. Sophomore Sean Ribadeneira (Pinnacle HS) and freshman Jonathan Karumuna (Pinnacle HS) were part of Pima’s first two goals. Ribadeneira scored in the 2^nd minute with an assist from Karumuna. The duo connected again as Karumuna scored in the 8^th minute with an assist from Ribadeneira to put them up 2-0.

After an own goal, the Aztecs continued to add to their lead in the first half. Freshman Julius Loeffel scored in the 31^st minute with an assist from sophomore Jaycob Humbel (Pinnacle HS). Sophomore Alek Peral (Nogales HS) netted his goal after a cross-pass assist from freshman Mossi Ombeni (Tucson Magnet HS) to make it 5-0.

Sophomore Darian Castillo (ASU Prep) became the fifth Pima player to score in the game as he drove in his goal in the 55^th minute with an assist from Karumuna.

The Artichokes got on the board in the 78^th minute with a goal from Colvin Chandler.

The Aztecs outshot the Artichokes 9-2 in on-goal attempts. Sophomore Tommaso Leonardi finished the game with one save. Sophomore Gustavo Duran (Nogales HS) played for 23 minutes in the second half and had no saves. Freshman Tijn Dik protected the net for the final 22 minutes and had no saves.

The Aztecs will be the No. 3 seed for the Region I, Division II Tournament. They will play in the semifinal round on Thursday at No. 2 Glendale Community College at 6:00 p.m. Both teams had 11-2-1 conference records but the Aztecs went 0-1-1 against the Gauchos during the regular season.

Pima goals: Sean Ribadeneira (Jonathan Karumuna) 2^nd minute; Jonathan Karumuna (Ribadeneira) 8^th minute; own goal 29^th minute; Julius Loeffel (Jaycob Humbel) 31^st minute; Alek Peral (Mossi Ombeni) 42^nd minute; Darian Castillo (Karumuna) 55^th minute.

Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez