Center midfielder Jorge Gomez scored the only goal of the match on a penalty kick, leading Los Angeles City College to a 1-0 win over Long Beach City College on Friday.
This loss for the Vikings ended a three game win streak, proving that there is still room for improvement for the team.
“We have specific tactics that we change up for every specific team, whether they park the bus, or are a more direct team, and during the win streak, we were executing perfectly. Today, obviously, we were just a little more unfortunate,” forward Cesar Garcia Solorzano said.
Offensive miscues held the Vikings back in the final third of the field and prevented multiple good chances from developing
“I don’t think we created more than two scoring opportunities and that’s not enough to score goals,” director of soccer operations Jorge Reyes said.
Despite maintaining possession for a majority of the match, they were unable to break through the solid defense that Los Angeles City College presented.
“They were dropping back a lot. I feel like we were able to get into the attacking thirds a majority of the time, but we just couldn’t finish when we got there,” Viking midfielder Aaron Hernandez said.
The difference in size between the teams lead to difficulties in creating chances throughout the game.
“There were a lot of tall players. I would say their whole back line was over six feet tall, so we were a little unlucky on the crosses,” Solorzano said.
Beginning in their defensive third, the Vikings were successful throughout the game in communicating and passing the ball up the field.
“We need to be more aggressive, believe in each other and just let the process happen for itself, ” Hernandez said.
The Vikings will look to get back in the win column on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 1:30 against Compton College.
