Having to play over a third of the game a player short, ACU still managed to regain the lead and eventually secure the tie against the Pioneers.
Score: Arizona Christian 2, Wayland Baptist 2
Records: Arizona Christian 1-0-1 | Wayland Baptist 0-1-1
Location: ACU Football Field - Glendale, AZ
STAT TRACKER
Cody Shrum - 1 Goal, 4 Shots
Aiden Abbitt - 1 Goal (unassisted), 1 Shot
Washington Alves Jr. - 1 Assist
Kaden Grub - 2 Shots
Carlos Gallardo - 6 Saves, 90 minutes
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Early possessions dominated by WBU
ACU kept up and matched physicality
Shrum scores in the 25th minute assisted by Alves
Pioneers don't connect on all 10 shots in the first half
10 minutes into the 2nd half ACU goes down a man on a Red Card
Pioneers immediately score
In the 67th minute, Abbitt dissected the Pioneers defense, dribbling all the way down and scoring unassisted.
At 86:19, WBU would tie the game on a penalty kick
Thoughts from Coach Ted Krzywiecki:
I love this team and I'm proud of our guys for the way they responded to adversity today. We were a bit unfortunate with the deflection goal that was scored after a difficult red card decision. We always need to stay focused on moments where things don't go our way and our focus slipped a bit on before their first goal. We are obviously disappointed with the result ending at 2-2. I felt that we were going to be able to close the game out after a brilliant individual goal by Aiden. Playing a man down for 33 minutes and finding a goal to make it 2-1 shows a ton of unity in our group and a resilient spirit. As we mature together this fall, we will tighten up the final minutes to close out games.
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