IRVINE, Calif. – Playing their first game of a three-match road trip, T2 were unable to overcome a one-goal halftime deficit, falling 1-0 to Orange County Blues FC at Anteater Stadium on the campus of UC Irvine Wednesday night.
Searching for an early goal, T2 (1-4-0, 3pts) threatened in the eighth minute when forward Victor Arboleda released defender Brent Richards to the right corner flag. On his first touch, Richards sent a low, driven ball into the six-yard box that narrowly eluded the collapsing run of Kharlton Belmar. Three minutes later, T2 were on the attack again when midfielder Neco Brett volleyed a one-time ball into the box for Arboleda, but his touch at the top of the box led him away from goal.