FRESNO, Calif. — Saturday evening at Ramirez Field, Cal State East Bay men's soccer rallied from a first-half deficit to earn a 3-1 non-conference road victory over Fresno Pacific. Sophomore Alejandro Zarate led the way with a brace and an assist, and Julian Valle had a goal and an assist. 
 

GOAL SUMMARY

FPU 1, EB 0 – In the 25th minute, Fresno Pacific opened the scoring when Chris Macias finished a pass from Jacob Ramirez to give the Sunbirds a 1-0 lead. The goal came during a stretch of pressure from the hosts, who controlled much of the first half.

EB 1, FPU 1 – Cal State East Bay responded in the second half with an equalizer in the 54th minute. Julian Valle found the back of the net off a setup from Zarate, swinging momentum in favor of the Pioneers.

EB 2, FPU 1 – The visitors took the lead in the 67th minute when Zarate scored his first goal as a Pioneer, finishing a pass from Alan Gutierrez.

EB 3, FPU 1 – Zarate struck again in the 83rd minute, completing his brace with a goal assisted by Valle to seal the win.

NOTABLE STATS

• Zarate led all players with five points (2 goals, 1 assist).
• Valle contributed three points (1 goal, 1 assist), bringing his career total to eight goals.
• Valle and Charlie Cazares each recorded three shots.
• Goalkeeper Adan Corona earned the win with three saves and one goal allowed.
• Total shots were even at 12-12.

POSTGAME QUOTE

Cal State East Bay head coach Mike Haswell following Saturday's comeback victory: 
"Great fight back to tie it and then take the lead and put the game away, proud of the resilience the team showed."
 

RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 2-1-0
Fresno Pacific: 1-2-0
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

Cal State East Bay returns home for its 2025 home opener on Senior Day, hosting Vanguard at Las Positas College Synthetic Soccer Field in Livermore, California.
Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. on Friday, September 19.