Jesus Moreno helped lead LBCC to a victory at Veterans Stadium, scoring two goals against Cerritos College for a final score of 2-0.
Right wing Jesus Moreno scored the first goal of the game during the 34th minute after a long distance attempt.
In the first half, Cerritos had many goal attempts but none ended in the back of the net as a result of LBCC goalkeeper, Oliver Juarez, outstanding saves.
Right before halftime, both teams went back and forth in an effort to score a goal.
During the second half, Cerritos tried to score from corner kicks and free kicks but LBCC’s defense stood their ground to keep the opponents from scoring.
Defender Manny Ramirez of LBCC was injured towards the end of the game after a hard encounter with Cerritos forward, Alex Rodriguez.
LBCC’s team captain William Cabello received a yellow card in the 80th minute for arguing with the referee about the hard tackle of a Cerritos player that resulted in his teammate’s injury.
During the 82nd minute forward Jesus Moreno from LBCC scored his second goal after going up against the Cerritos defense by himself.
LBCC Player Forward Jesus Moreno felt that his goals were a result of not giving up and stepping up as he felt that his team needed him.
“It’s a statement win as in the last two games we didn’t come out as strong as we could have,” Moreno said.
The head coach Jorge Reyes considered today’s win to be a result of the players having much more of a positive mindset and erasing all the negativity that can come to mind before a game.
“A result like today’s proves we’re ready for any team, we’ve been working all season and today just confirmed it,” Reyes said.
The LBCC men’s soccer team has an upcoming game against East Los Angeles Community college on Nov. 5th.