Score: UC Davis 2, Utah Valley 2
Location: Davis, Calif.
Records: UC Davis, 0-1-1, Utah Valley 1-0-1
The short story: An early score from
Cason Goodman and a first-career goal for
Rafael Matiello fueled UC Davis offensively in a physical battle against Utah Valley. Despite the pair of goals in the first-half, Utah Valley drew even with the Aggies, capitalizing on five yellow cards with Isaac Emojong and Keith Willey scoring for the Wolverines.
PITCH SIDE
- Goodman, the Preseason All-Big West selection finished the game with a goal on three shots
- Matiello made his home-debut one to remember, striking home a free-kick to give the São Paulo native his first-career goal
- Goalkeeper Noah Schwengeler made three saves in the game after facing five shots on goal from the Wolverine attack
- UC Davis recorded 13 shots with eight attempts being on goal
- Goodman and Lucas Fernandez-Kim led the way, each recording three shots on goal while Hayden Carlson also recorded a pair of attempts which were all saved by the keeper
- Fernandez-Kim and Declan Horio each recorded assists on the game with both coming during Goodman's early goal effort
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UC Davis made an aggressive push early, with Goodman scoring the first Aggie goal in the 2nd minute
- Utah Valley responded in the 34th minute with Isaac Emojong scoring off an Omar Yehya assist
- With a free-kick attempt in the 41st minute Matiello introduced himself to the Aggie crowd in an emphatic way, drilling home a free-kick attempt to bring the Aggie lead to 2-1 entering the half
- While fouls, yellow cards and possession in the midfield would dominate much of the action in the second half, the Wolverines would escape with a draw after Willey scored late to make it 2-2 in the 81st minute
SOUNDING OFF
NEXT UP: UC Davis will be back in action on Saturday, Aug. 31 when the Aggies host Santa Clara with kickoff scheduled for 5:00 p.m. PT.
