SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Two Cardinal goals inside the final seven minutes of action sealed a thrilling 3-2 victory for No. 5 Stanford on Thursday night against San Diego State. Ryan Dunn scored the fifth goal of the match and his first of the season in the 90th minute to win the game for Stanford.
The Cardinal improves to 8-1-4 and 2-1-3 in conference contests while San Diego State falls to 5-7-2 and 1-4-1 in Pac-12 matches.
“What an incredible result,” said The Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “We played very well in the first half and deserved to be a goal up.”
Stanford came out of the gates hot and with its first shot attempt of the match, the Cardinal took the lead. Cam Cilley played a long ball for Connor Evans, who served in a cross right in front of goal to the head of Shane de Flores. De Flores headed home the ball for his fourth goal of the season.
The Cardinal continued to control play for much of the first half, but the Aztecs found an answer ten minutes before halftime.
“We were in a comfortable position, but then Blake Bowen, the San Diego State player, scored an absolute rocket,” explained Gunn. “It was a tough blow for us to handle because we were playing well and controlling the game.”
Despite the momentum shift from the goal the other direction, Stanford battled until the halftime whistle. The two teams entered the locker rooms all tied up at one goal each.
“To be 1-0 up, controlling the game, and then to let in an…
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