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06.06.2010 | Men’s Soccer

Sol Earn 2-2 Tie In Tough Battle Against Conference Leading Sacramento Gold FC

Courtesy of Nick Houser / Sacramento Press

In a physical matchup that featured eight yellow cards, the Sacramento Gold Football Club left the pitch Sunday with a 2-2 tie against defending National Premier Soccer champions Sonoma County Sol. With only three games left heading into Sunday's match, the Sacramento Gold looked to continue their reign on the top of the NPSL's Northwest Division.

Down 2-1 with eight minutes left in the second half, midfielder Ivan Bermudez scored the equalizer sending the Sacramento crowd into a frenzy.

"We had lots of chances (to score), we just missed," Bermudez said after the game. "The Sol play hard. It's different to play them. We're a touch (passing) team."

Tempers flared early and often, as five of the eight yellow cards were issued in the first half alone.

In one frightening moment, star Gold forward and league leading goal-scorer Manolo Pina collided with Sol defenseman Zlatan Sahmanovic, rendering the Sol player unconscious. The two laid on the ground, Pina wriggling in pain, as paramedics were called. Sahmanovic gave the crowd a thumbs up as he was loaded into an ambulance. Pina later returned to the Gold bench at half-time, though his day on the field was done.

After a 21-minute delay, the game and its rough play continued. On a free kick, the Sacramento Gold scored off a deflection, the first goal of the game.

The Sol struck early in the second half, scoring a beautifully bent free kick into the top right corner in the 53rd minute by Miguel Santoyo. Eight minutes later, Santoyo found net once more, putting the Sol up 2-1.

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Join the Sol next Saturday, June 12th, 7:00 PM in Santa Rosa, CA to witness a match up against rival Real San Jose and to also (fingers crossed) celebrate our very own Yanks victory over England in the World Cup.

Sol look to make final preparations before their 1st Round US Open Cup match against Portland Timbers on June 15th in Portland, Oregon. This will be the 2nd time these two have competed against each other. The first being 2009’s 2nd Round US Open Cup match where Portland Timbers hung on to win 3-0. A match that was described to be closer than the score.