Men's soccer looking to improve before playoffs

By Matthew Gomez and Aaron Turner
Staff writers

City College (6-2-2) hosted Los Positas on Oct. 30 and maintained first place with a hard fought 0-0 tie.

The Rams controlled play throughout the first half. They held the ball on Los Positas' side of the field and had numerous chances to score, keeping the Hawks goalkeeper on his toes.

The Rams were able to turn the pressure on coming off of halftime, as the Hawks defenders were forced to play back the majority of the second half. However despite a few great scoring opportunities, the ball never found the goal for City College, and the Rams were forced to settle for a scoreless tie.

After the game, Rams Sophomore Matthew Caniglia admitted that the team was a bit sloppy in their ability to finish scoring chances.

“We need to work on getting the kinks out and finishing when we have the opportunity to score,” Caniglia said. “Offensively, we didn’t play bad, we just need to be able to put the game away next time.”

Rams head coach Adam Lucarelli expressed similar sentiments when asked about his team’s performance.

“We had a lot of chances where the ball was in the front of their net and we just couldn’t knock it in,” Lucarelli said. “I think as the game went on [Las Positas] started playing more conservatively, and just not to get scored on.”

Lucarelli also cited his team’s make up game earlier in the week as a possible reason for a bit of a fatigues performance on Friday.

The Rams host Gavilan College at 1p.m. Nov. 6 at Crocker Amazon.