When the Skyline College men’s soccer team took the field against Ohlone College on Nov. 14, many expected an easy win but Ohlone kept attacking and tied the game up 1-1 within the last minutes of the game.

The score of the game was still at 0-0 by half-time. It looked like it could have been anyone’s game until Skyline player Diego Solis put the ball in the back of the net with 34 minutes left in the game making the score 1-0.

“This one game was like our whole season in a nutshell,” the men’s soccer coach Daniel Link said.

The game was very disappointing not only for the players, but for the coach and fans as well. They wanted a win for the last game of the season, especially for the sophomores that won’t be able to play next year.

“It would have been great walking out with a win especially here at home,” sophomore player Jasper Garcia said.

Skyline attempted many shots and came close various occasions, but wasn’t able to get that second goal in. With no time left on the clock, Ohlone took their opportunity and Patrick Lee tied the game off a goal kick. Then, the arguing and blaming broke out between the Skyline players.

“We didn’t know how to manage our time well,” sophomore captain Oscar Rodriguez said, “We lost it for ourselves. Our decisions at the end and time management really killed us this game.”

Link was struggling to decide who was playing in which games this season because so many players would miss or be late to practices.

“Things could have been better with more commitment and greater urgency,” Link said. “It was more disappointing because they have the talent and the skills to be a playoff team and we didn’t take advantage of our opportunities this year.”

The team was upset with the way they perform in this game and throughout the whole season. The low commitment level from the team began in practices and gradually started affecting the games.

“We had our ups and we had our downs,” Garcia said, “We started out good, but we weren’t consistent in practices or the games.”

The Trojans finished with an overall record was 7-8-6. Out of 33 teams in the North Region, Skyline placed 18th making them unable to go to playoffs this year.

“There’s always next year,” Link said. “Hopefully next year could be more consistent, and returning players next year could learn from this season and correct some things that went wrong by taking care of it early.”