San Diego's Offense Disappears In M2 Cup Final Loss

The MASL 2 Western Conference Champion San Diego Sockers 2 could not manage to score a goal in their biggest game of the year as the Chicago Mustangs blanked San Diego 7-0 to win the inaugural M2 Cup Championship FInal at the SoccerHaus in Colorado Springs, CO. 

San Diego did not have a potent offense during the regular season only averaging over five goals a match, but on Sunday it was non-existent for most of the match. Forward Andy Lorei, who was the focal point of the team's offense all season long, was stymied along with the rest of the team in the attacking zone. The Sockers 2, who scored 22 goals in the two previous playoff games, managed only 12 shots against the MASL 2 Goalkeeper of the Year Jesus Flores and never really had many quality scoring chances. Flores, who was not tested, made five saves for the win. 

After a scoreless first period, Chicago's Alonso Sandoval scored the eventual game-winning goal at 7:05 of the second quarter. Chicago led 1-0 at halftime. Niver Arango notched consecutive goals in the third quarter to extend their advantage to 3-0. Four different Mustangs scored in the final period to provide the 7-0 margin of victory.

The Sockers 2 will be disappointed in the outcome of the today's game, but they concluded their first MASL 2 season as Western Conference Champions with a 7-5 regular season mark and winning two of three playoff matches. The team will return to action in December 2018.

SUMMARY

SCORING

Team1st2nd3rd4thT
Mustangs01247
Sockers 200000

SHOTS

Team1st2nd3rd4thT
Mustangs255517
Sockers 2214512

SCORING SUMMARY

PeriodTimeStrengthTeamScorer (Assists)Total
2nd07:55PPMustangsAlonso Sandoval1 - 0 Mustangs
3rd10:42ESMustangsNiver Arango2 - 0 Mustangs
3rd04:39ESMustangsNiver Arango (Ryan Ybarra)3 - 0 Mustangs
4th07:46PPMustangsTadeo Gonzalez (Erik Rodriguez)4 - 0 Mustangs
4th05:11ESMustangsErik Rodriguez - vs 6 attackers5 - 0 Mustangs
4th04:20PPMustangsAlexis Camarena6 - 0 Mustangs
4th03:48ESMustangsRyan Ybarra (Jesus Flores)7 - 0 Mustangs