Men's Soccer

Men's soccer team goes on the road, rallies to beat Rio Hondo

Men's soccer team goes on the road, rallies to beat Rio Hondo

The Irvine Valley men's soccer team captured its second straight victory and did it with a rally.

The Lasers gave up a goal in the first minute, but came back to beat Rio Hondo, 2-1, Tuesday night in a match at Rio Hondo.

The win improved Irvine Valley's record to 3-2-0 overall on the year.

Chris Alvarado scored for the Roadrunners in the opening minute and Irvine Valley had to grind to get back in the contest.

But the Lasers answered to tie the score in the 18th minute on a goal by sophomore forward Ivan Lopez off an assist by sophomore midfielder Anthony Ocampo.

The game stayed tied through halftime and then most of the second half until IVC found the game-winner.

In the 88th minute, sophomore forward Christoper Camarena scored offf a pass from freshman midfielder Yasser Mallisho.

Irvine Valley freshman Josh Simonton earned the win. He finished with three saves.

The Lasers play again on Friday, hosting San Diego Mesa at 2 p.m.

Irvine Valley College provides this web space for the use of its faculty, staff and other representatives of the college for the purpose of furthering the educational goals of the institution and enhancing the academic experience of its students. This is the official web site of Irvine Valley College Athletics. The data, statistics, photos, rosters and schedules used on this web site were gathered by the IVC Sports Information Office. Other web sites containing information about Irvine Valley College Athletics not within the official college web site may not be accurate. Questions or comments about this web site can be directed to bshaver@ivc.edu

View: Mobile | Desktop