Irvine Valley men's soccer ties Fullerton behind Steenvoorden's save

Courtesy of On My Game Photography
Courtesy of On My Game Photography

The Irvine Valley men's soccer team stayed on top of the Orange Empire Conference standings with a draw at Fullerton on Tuesday afternoon.

No goals were scored by either side, but their was plent of action.

Irvine Valley's record went to 8-4-2 overall and 3-1-1 in conference. Fullerton moved to 6-4-3 overall and 2-1-1 in the OEC.

The star for Irvine Valley was freshman goalie Tygo Steenvoorden, who made a diving save on a penalty kick in the second half to keep the contest scoreless.

Irvine valley had chances with sophomore midfielder Julian Svoboda hitting the post with a shot and sophomore defender Steven Osuna having a goal disallowed.

"It was a really pleasing performance," IVC coach Conor Ward said. "The game had everything apart from goals. Both teams had chances to win it so it is a fair result.

"It is always a really tough place to play on the road. Fullerton have a lot of support and they make their presence known."

Irvine Valley is back in action on Monday with a make-up match against Golden West at home at 3 p.m. The squads' regular-scheduled contest was shut down due to weather earlier this week.