CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Men's soccer went on the road and defeated Coe College 2-0 in an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchup on Saturday, Oct. 5. The win moves Wartburg to 4-3-3 overall and 1-1 in A-R-C play, while Coe is now 4-6-1 overall and 0-1 in A-R-C play.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Coe got an early shot on goal in the second minute that was saved by Henry Eckert
- The Knights got on the board in the ninth minute after a corner kick from Flori Gembo was headed in by Carson Kay for the first goal of match
- Just five minutes later Aidan Mott beat his defender and was fouled in the box for a Wartburg penalty kick
- Curtis Ratzer fired the penalty past Coe's keeper into the bottom left corner of the net to make it 2-0 Wartburg 13 minutes into the match
- The Knights had three more corner kick opportunities in the first half but were unable to generate any shots
- Coe fired an off-target shot late in the half and the score remained 2-0, Wartburg, headed into halftime
- Second Half
- Each team had a corner kick in the first 10 minutes of the second half, but neither resulted in a shot
- The first shot of the second half came in the 72nd minute when Blake Halleran fired a shot that was saved by Coe
- Coe responded a minute later when a deflected shot led to a Coe corner kick
- The corner kick led to a shot on goal that was saved by Eckert in the 73rd minute
- Alima Mmunga recorded the last shot of the match with a shot on goal in the 77th minute
- Wartburg closed out a 2-0 conference win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- The Knights stretch their winning streak over Coe to 13 matches in a row
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 25-12
- First career goal at Wartburg for Kay
- Ratzer is third all-time in penalty kicks made at Wartburg with six (needs one to tie second and two to tie first)
- Four this season is tied for the second most in a season in program history (needs two more to tie the season record)
- Wartburg recoded four shots and all four were on goal
- Henry Eckert recorded his third shutout of the season
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at home for an A-R-C matchup against Nebraska Wesleyan University at 3 p.m.