Jake Mogelson latched onto a Dan Campbell cross in the 85th minute Friday as eight-man UC Davis battled No. 10 UC Santa Barbara to a 2-2 draw down on the Central Coast.
The key word there, of course, would be battle. There were 39 fouls called in the game and referee Martik Mirikian issued four red cards in the match, three in the 27th minute after a fight broke out that, according to UCSB's press release, involved all 22 players on the pitch. UCD lost Nicholas Lind and Dylan Curtis in the fracas. Santa Barbara, however, lost all-everything defender Andy Iro. Iro is 6-foot-5, so maybe he counts as two people. Aggie midfielder Christopher Beville was expelled in the second overtime for his second bookable offense.
Taking a draw against UCSB on the road is a pretty big deal for the Aggies, and probably as impressive as any of the Aggies' six victories so far this season. The goes especially true given than the Gauchos came north and administered a 4-0 beatdown two weeks ago. It's also pretty clear that when these teams get together, they're pretty intent on kicking each other as much as the ball. The previous match included 28 fouls, which UC Davis coach Dwayne Shaffer felt was too few.
It will be interesting to see if the Aggies can start putting together victories now to make a case for the postseason.
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