UHV Gets 2-0 Win in Tight Season Opening Match

Photo: Senior Kelan Robinson controls the ball through traffic in Friday's loss to UHV.  Photo by Aaron Yates.

KERRVILLE, TX --  NAIA scholarship UH-Victoria used a pair of Schreiner defensive lapses - one in each half - to score a 2-0 win over the Mountaineers in the season opener for both teams.

The first half was played at a fast pace by both teams and was very evenly matched.  In the final minute before halftime, UHV (1-0) took its only corner kick of the match.  A well played ball to the far corner trying to reach UHV's Rajan Ghag (6'3") was accidentally headed into the SU goal by a Schreiner player.  The Jaguars had a narrow 7-6 lead in shots over SU (0-1) in the opening half.

In the second half, UHV had the better of the opportunities but the match still was a one goal differential twenty minutes in until a defensive lapse left Houston-Victoria's Adrian Mendoza uncovered in front of the goal.  Mendoza took the pass from Maurico Malagon, spun and scored to provide the final score.  UHV outshot the Mountaineers 6-0 in the second half.

SU's senior goalkeeper, Tim Martinez, recorded five saves in the match.  For SU, senior Jorge Ramos had two of the shots in the match.

Schreiner plays its first competition against a non-scholarship program Saturday at 4:00 pm when SU hosts Centenary College. 
 

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