BERKELEY, Calif. – No. 15 Stanford earned a 1-1 draw with California on Sunday in Edwards Stadium, making it 10 straight trips to Berkeley without a loss (8-0-2) for the Cardinal.
Stanford moves to 7-2-5 and 1-1-5 in Pac-12 play while the Golden Bears move to 6-5-4 and 2-3-2 in conference contests.
“A really exciting Clasico,” said the Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “It was a really hard battle on a tight field where it was tough to get the ball down and play and I thought we did an excellent job settling down to move and pass the ball very well.”
In a statistically even match, it was Stanford who had more chances in the first half. The Cardinal launched seven shots over the first 45 minutes compared to California’s three.
Despite the offensive edge from Stanford, the match went into the halftime break tied at 0-0.
“I felt on the day, their defense was very solid against us and chances were very hard to come by for both teams,” added Gunn. “We were in a tough game and a solid position without giving up too many chances, and had slightly more possession than our opponents while trying to find a way to unlock them.”
Coming out of the break, it was the Golden Bears who found the opener. In the 53rd minute as California took a 1-0 lead.
“It was very disappointing for us to give up a goal from an attacking position,” explained Gunn. “We gave up the ball close to…
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