The Pacific Tigers defeated the Saint Mary’s Gaels 2–1 in men’s soccer on Oct. 10 in Moraga. Massimo Erfani and Josephat Yangyuoru scored in the first half before Pacific held off a second-half push. The Tigers improved to 3–7–3 overall and 2–0–1 in West Coast Conference play.
Early goals decide the match
Erfani opened the scoring in the 20th minute from assists by Carlos Maldonado and Edwin Moreno-Andrade. Yangyuoru converted a penalty kick in the 29th minute to double the lead. Pacific carried that advantage into halftime despite Saint Mary’s attempting 12 first-half shots.
Rafael Suarez brought Saint Mary’s within one goal in the 62nd minute. The Gaels finished with 27 shots to Pacific’s eight but could not find an equalizer. Saint Mary’s fell to 2–7–4 overall and 0–3–1 in the conference.
CSB Take
Pacific made its early chances count and then protected a narrow lead under pressure. That approach delivered a second consecutive win and another conference result. Saint Mary’s generated enough attempts to threaten, but needed greater efficiency to turn its pressure into more goals.
