Yavapai Men's Soccer Stuns the #6 Matadors in Upset Win After Shootout; Yavapai heads Back to ACCAC Championship

YUMA, Ariz. (October 28, 2025)

Yavapai Men's Soccer has just done the unthinkable by upsetting the 2-seeded #6 Arizona Western Matadors on the road in the ACCAC D1 Men's Soccer Semi-Finals! Yavapai is headed back to the ACCAC Championship match!

The game was knotted up 2-2 by the end of regulation. The two Yavapai goals were scored by Andres Pulido (Unassisted) and Cesar da Silva (Assisted by Dante Espino-Kennedy). 

The game went into two 10-minute overtime periods, and neither team would allow another goal to be scored.

The final score would be determined by the Penalty Kick Shootout -- the team that scores more Penalty Kicks wins the game. While Pulido and da Silva both missed their shots, Yavapai would rally back, scoring 5 straight penalty kicks! These kicks were made by Blake Robinson, Dante Espino-Kennedy, Ansel Ledezma, Kaketo Sonoda, and Jair Montoya. 

Goalkeeper Daniel Alexis Medina Gonzalez allowed 2 goals during regulation, no goals during the overtime, and 4 penalty kicks during the shootout. The Matador penalty kicker attempted to tie the shootout at 5 apiece, but he missed the goal wide right, sending The Roughriders back to the championship game, and stunning the #6-ranked Matadors.

UP NEXT

Yavapai Men's Soccer is headed back to the Championship Game! Yavapai's next opponent is determined by who wins the match-up between 1-seed Mohave and 4-seed Eastern Arizona. The game will be on Saturday, November 1st, either at home against Eastern Arizona, or on the road at Mohave.