Dos Pueblos boys soccer kicked off their season with a 1-1 draw with Pioneer Valley on Tuesday.
The first half was a tight one, as neither squad held the ball for long periods of time.
However, Pioneer Valley got on the board in the 21st minute on a header to finish off a cross from the left side.
The Charger defense buckled down from there, led by strong play from Jason Wang and Andrew Gomez.
Dos Pueblos came out of halftime strong, and it resulted in the equalizer.
In the 56th minute, JP Garcia dribbled the ball into the corner and played it across into the middle, where midfielder Luka Jevremovic was waiting at the 18-yard line.
From there, Jevremovic lofted the ball over the Pioneer Valley goalkeeper to knot the game up at 1-1.
“JP (Garcia) had a strong game overall for us with great footwork and hustle in the top third,” Dos Pueblos coach Matt York said.
Both sides picked up the intensity for the remainder of the match, but neither could find the back of the net, resulting in a draw.
“I was proud to see us come back on an opponent, our next steps are to work on maintaining our discipline with our shape and connect some of those final passes leading to finishes,” York said.
York awarded his Man of the Match to Jevremovic for “his offensive equalizer and more importantly his play out of the back as well as his solid defensive play on the ball.”
The Chargers (0-0-1) will compete in the Cats and Hounds Tournament in Paso Robles this weekend.
