LA JOLLA, Calif. – Former UC San Diego men's soccer goalkeeper Josh Cohen '14 has led Maccabi Haifa FC into the UEFA Europa League play off round. The team's primary goalkeeper, Cohen and his Maccabi Haifa team will take on Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, Oct. 1 in London. The winner of Thursday's match will advance to the group stage of the competition.

The Greens advanced to the playoffs of the UEFA Europa League thanks to a 2-1 victory over FC Rostov (Russia) in the third qualifying round on Sept. 24. Cohen made a pair of saves in that victory.

Thursday's match kicks off at Noon PDT from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The match can be seen in the US on Bleacher Report Live.

Earlier in September, Cohen was featured on Tritoncast, where he discussed his transition to the Israeli Premier League and reflected on his time at UC San Diego. That podcast interview can be heard by searching "TRITONCAST" on any major podcast platform, or by clicking here.

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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program begins a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I.  The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide more than 1,300 scholar-athletes to All-America honors.  A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.