Jonathan Ficachi and his three-year-old daughter Rebecca Ficachi operate a crane during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
From left, three-year-old best friends Ben Lindstedt and Myer Wilson sit inside a John Deere earth mover during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Three-year-old Ethan Hatmaker operates a crane during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Orange County Soccer Club hosts a Touch-A-Truck event at the Great Park in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Five-year-old Jaxon Schwarze poses for a photograph inside a Huey helicopter during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Six-year-old John Czarniecki peers through the roof of a BearCat armored vehicle during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Three-year-old Justin Rahimian honks the horn of a yellow school bus during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Two-year-old Jensen Poirier peers through the window of a BearCat armored vehicle during the Touch-A-Truck event hosted by the Orange County Soccer Club in Irvine on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The Orange County Soccer Club treated its youngest fans to an afternoon of special fun before Saturday’s match.
A Touch-A-Truck event let kids scamper around all kinds of heavy machinery, such as a crane, an armored BearCat and a helicopter, even sitting behind the wheels and making some things move.
The club went on to tie the Miami FC, its seventh draw for the season. The team next travels to play the LA Galaxy II on Saturday, July 23, and is next at home on July 30 against the San Diego Loyal SC. The team plays in the Irvine Great Park’s Championship Soccer Stadium.
