SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw versus Cal Poly Humboldt in the two teams' CCAA opener on Friday afternoon at Cox Stadium.
- SF State moves to 2-2-3 overall and 0-0-1 in CCAA play while the Lumberjacks, who have a knack for ties under the new no-overtime format in 2022, move to 1-2-5 and 0-0-1 in CCAA action.
- The Gators outshot the Lumberjacks 10-6 and both teams placed three shots on goal.
- Both teams had three corner kicks apiece.
The Gators had a pair of close opportunities with 1:30 left in the half when Justin Wolfe slammed a shot off the left post and Kendrick Rivas fired a rebound right into the chest of Lumberjacks keeper Adrian Gallardo.
Things got chippy with 25 minutes remaining in the match, as both Manuel Kariuki and Marcus Abdel-Malek were issued red cards for getting into a shoving match. Both teams played a man down for the remainder. The Lumberjacks had a last-ditch shot that had Gators fans holding their breath but the shot went wide right as time expired.
Matias Herrera Fuentes (1-1-2) notched his second shutout of the season and notched three saves. Gallardo (1-2-5) notched three saves in goal for the Lumberjacks.
SF State wraps up the four-match homestand on Saturday, September 25 at 11:30 a.m. versus Chico State (4-2-2). The Gators will be down a pair of starters in Kariuki and Johnny Kuwano, who was issued his fifth yellow card in Friday's match. Sunday's match will be broadcast on the CCAA Network with live stats available at sfstategators.com. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets. Updates will also be available on Twitter at @sfstate_msoc.
