BERKELEY, California — senior Axel Ramirez finished the day with five shots and the goalkeeper Mac has learned He saved six of the seven attempts fired at him on Sunday afternoon, but a goal in the 55th minute by Californian Mota Giancarlo was enough for the host Golden Bears to win 1-0 over Sacramento State at Edwards Stadium.

The Hornets, who had 13-11 more shots on goal than their hosts in the game, fell to 0-2 on the year, while California evened its record at 1-1.

A pass from the right flank set up the sequence for the Golden Bears’ winning goal, as Kai Djerbaka sent the ball through traffic, which was deflected by Nonso Adumabua back to an unmarked Mota, who calmly took hold and hit a right-footed shot to the left post – the only goal of the day.

The first 45 minutes between the two teams remained scoreless. Learned made five of his six saves on the day in the first half to keep California from scoring – four of them in the first 21 minutes of play. The Golden Bears had more possession in that period.

Ramirez had the first goal attempt of the day in the eighth minute, forcing California goalkeeper Marco Brougher to make a save. Ethan Kelly Another attempt was saved by Brougher in the 25th minute.

Sacramento State started the second half with two quick attempts in front of the Golden Bears goal, as an attempt by Ramirez was blocked by the defense and Bryan Gutierrez His shot was stopped by Brougher in the 51st minute.

Gutierrez came inches from equalizing in the 67th minute after a throw-in when his spinning shot weaved its way through traffic and past the Golden Bears goalie, but the ball caught the inside of the right post and was blocked by a California defender before it had a chance to turn over the line.

With his five attempts, Ramirez reached his career high, which he set on September 24, 2021 at Western Michigan, and was the highest since Hasan Alsakati had the same number on September 30th of last year against UC San Diego.

Sacramento State is back in action in a week, traveling to the Bay Area again to face San Jose State on Sunday (September 1) at 6 p.m.