WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer outdueled Luther College 3-2 in a back-and-forth American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchup on Saturday, Oct. 12. The win moves Wartburg to 6-3-3 overall and 3-1 in A-R-C play, while Luther is now 5-4-4 overall and 3-1 in A-R-C play.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Luther has the first shot opportunities of the match as Javier Pastor missed the target in the fourth minute before firing a shot on goal in the 12^th minute that was saved by Henry Eckert
  • In the 13^th minute, Aidan Mott beat the defense and put a shot on goal that was deflected by the keeper over to Lwings Kabula, who made an acrobatic finish to put the Knights on the board 1-0
  • Andrew Valenzuela streaked past the defense and recorded a shot on goal in the 14^th minute that was saved by Luther
  • Hunter Yeatts recorded a shot on goal that was saved in the 30^th minute an then Luther closed the half with three shots on goal
    • Including a goal in the 43^rd minute to tie the match at 1-1 headed into halftime
• Second Half
  • Both Mott and Pastor recorded shots on goal that were saved in the first 10 minutes of the second half
  • The Knights were able to regain the lead in the 69^th minute when Itsuki Ebisawa beat his defender and sent a long pass across the field to Mott, who buried the shot to make it 2-1 Wartburg
  • Eckert made two more saves, but Luther continued to fight and was able to draw a penalty in the 79^th minute
    • Pastor put the penalty kick in the top right corner to tie the match at 2-2
  • After a Flori Gembo shot was deflected, Gembo took a corner for the Knights in the 83^rd minute that was finished with a clutch header from Carson Kay to put Warburg back on top 3-2
  • The Knights held off the Norse in the final minutes to earn a 3-2 conference win at home

 
Top Performers

• Aidan Mott
  • Goal
  • Assist
  • 83 minutes played
• Lwings Kabula
  • Goal
  • 50 minutes played
• Carson Kay
  • Goal (Game winner)
  • 90 minutes played
• Flori Gembo
  • Assist
  • 67 minutes played
• Itsuki Ebisawa
  • Assist
  • 25 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• The all-time series is now 25-20-5, still in favor of Luther
• Wartburg is now 3-1-2 at Salzwedel Field this season
• First career match with a goal and assist recorded for Mott
  • Sixth career goal (Third this season)
  • Fourth career assist (First this season)
• Second career goal for both Kabula and Kay
  • Second game-winner for Kay
• Third assist of the season for Ebisawa
  • Fifth career assist
• Second career assist for Gembo

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Tuesday, Oct. 15 on the road against No. 13 Loras College at 5 p.m.