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Hope International University

HIU vs SOKA MS
5
Winner Hope International HOPE INT (3-0-0, 0-0)
3
Soka SOKA (0-2-1, 0-0)
Winner
Hope International HOPE INT
(3-0-0, 0-0)
5
Final
3
Soka SOKA
(0-2-1, 0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hope International HOPE INT 4 1 5
Soka SOKA 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Leo Perez Leads With a Brace As Royals Win Thriller 5-3 Over Lions

Aliso Viejo, CA - The Hope International University men's soccer team (3-0) won their third game in a row as they downed the SOKA University Lions 5-3 on Thursday evening in Aliso Viejo, CA.

The Lions would jump on top quickly as they took advantage of a Royals mistake in the fourth minute to take a 1-0 lead. That lead wouldn't last long though as a Diego Lopez shot rebounded to Leo Perez who slotted it home to tie the game 1-1 in the seventh minute. The Royals then took their first lead in the 17th minute as Angel Magdaleno scored to make it 2-1. The Royals weren't done there as Luis Lira found Perez again who slotted his second of the game past the keeper in the 29th minute to put the Royals up 3-1. Then right before halftime Lira found Lopez who found Chase Buchert who headed home past his previous team to put the Royals up 4-1 at halftime.

The second half started off less intensely as both teams settled down defensively until the Lions struck again off a Royals giveaway in the 59th minute to pull within 4-2. From there the Lions had more of the ball as they looked to comeback but it was the Royals who struck again as Perez slipped in Diego Lopez on the counterattack to put the Royals ahead 5-2 in the 71st minute. The Lions wouldn't be denied either as they scored again on a penalty to draw within 5-3 in the 84th minute but that's as close as they got as the Royals emerged with a 5-3 victory. Blanton recorded two saves in 90 minutes. 

The Royals return to action as they host UC Merced on Thursday, August 31 at 7:00 PM at the OC Great Park in Irvine, CA
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