UD Men's Soccer Drops 1-0 Result to Trinity on Friday

IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas men's soccer team was defeated 1-0 to Trinity University on Friday afternoon. The Crusaders defense worked hard all 90 minutes to withstand 31 shots by the visiting Tigers, but the lone goal in the 49^th minute would be the difference on the scoreboard.

Dallas was held to five shots in the match. The first half was dominated by the Tigers with a 16-1 difference in shots. Trinity also had attempted six corner kicks in that frame, and for the match held a 14-1 advantage. The Crusaders did get fouled more with an 11-3 difference on the stat sheet, and 8-2 edge in the second half.

Mac McCord was able to send in the winning goal at the 48:59 minute mark on an assist from Philip Duenez. The pass had moved McCord to his right near the top right-hand side of the box and then he beat a defender and placed the strike over to the right side.                                                                                                                             

Dallas held possession 33% of the game compared to Trinity's 67%. Following the goal, the Tigers remained aggressive and had some good looks. UD's goalie Goncalo Pernas (Lisbon, Portugal) made five saves, all in that final half. Cody Briggs (Houston, Texas) landed the only Dallas shot on the mark. That came in the final five minutes and was followed by the home team's single corner kick. Jose Martinez (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) had the final UD shot that was wide in the 88^th minute, and then the Tigers controlled the ball on its portion of the field until the last buzzer.

Juan Carlos Vidales worked a clean 90 minute sheet and picked up one save.

Trinity improved to 1-0 on the season, while Dallas fell to 1-3-1.

Dallas is on the road on Saturday, Mar. 27 at Austin College. Kickoff is slated at 4 p.m.