After the disappointing 0-0 tie with Oxnard on Tuesday, the Falcons (3-0-4) looked to prove their talents on their Friday game against Taft (1-0-4), who lost their last game against Santa Barbara.

Going into the game, Cerritos didn’t have alot of time to switch their game plan, especially since that morning head coach Benny Ariaga suspended 12 of their players, 6 of which were starters, for disciplinary reasons.

Coach Artiaga was focused and determined to win the game, all he could say before the game was that “I really can’t say much because our heads are already too much into the game.”

At the start of the game, both teams were determined to out play each other and try to be the better team, and they both came close to scoring.

The game was getting so physical and intense that during the in the 38 minutes in, defender Christopher Rebolo got injured, enough that he left the game.

At half time, the score was 0-0, with a great save by defender Tony Serhal.

During the second half, both teams were still trying to get the better of each other, and Rebolo made it back to the game.

Fifty-eight minutes in, the Falcons almost lost their tie, but goalkeeper Jhovany Hernandez made a remarkable save, also around 63 minutes in, but the most dominant one was at 69 minutes.

At the end of an amazing game, the score was 0-0, with the great effort by both teams.

Through the injury and pain, he wanted to contribute all he could to the team, and to the hard work the team put in.

Head coach Artiaga said “Chris has started off phenomenal as a teammate, and a player. He is always positive, and always looking to improve his game, and we are really proud of him”

Both coaches believe that the game was a good game.

Taft coach Angelo Cutrona stated that, “At the end of the game, both sides ran out of gas, 0-0 was a pretty even given the game.”

Thinking about the positive of the game, Coach Artiaga said “I’m really excited about what I saw today. I saw a group of players who came together, despite some teammates letting them down.

“We had a group of players who refused. They have never lost on this field. This group really came together to make a challenge, and they did that.”

Forward Chadd Johnson says “We put in some good work, there was an issue before the game, so we’re missing some players. So, with what we had, we did great.”

Looking forward, the team is trying to see what they can do to get the win next game.

Coach Artiaga says, “We got a lot of things [to work on]. We got some sort of spell of a few minutes of not being able to score. So now, we are going to put a lot of emphasis on the offensive side of the ball.”

Johnson also agrees with his coach, saying that “We need to work on finishing, everything else is good. Defense is good. Our last few shut out ties with all zeros across the board, just that we can’t get the ball to the back of the net, and that’s something we’re working on.”

The Falcons next home game is on Tuesday against El Camino College.