WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer fell to Augsburg University 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Salzwedel Field after a late charge from the Knights was stopped by the Auggies. The Knights are now 1-2-1 overall while the Auggies move to 3-1-1 overall.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Both Itsuki Ebisawa and Hunter Yeatts began the match with shot attempts that just missed the target
- A Wartburg corner kick made its way to Ratzer who attempted a header that was well defended and blocked by Augsburg
- Henry Eckert made the first save of the match in the 21st minute after a shot attempt from the Auggies
- Made another save minutes later following a corner kick
- The Knights saw a good opputnity in the 28th minute after Flori Gembo put a shot on goal after a corner kick that was saved and deflected to Landon Hartsell for an off-target shot
- Minutes later both Carson Kay and Hartsell had shots on goal saved by Augsburg following another corner kick for the Orange & Black
- Ausgburg converted a penalty kick in the 38th minute for the only score of the half
- Second Half
- Wartburg opened the half with three corner kick opportunities in the first 10 minutes
- In the 56th minute Augsburg's passing led to another score to put the Auggies ahead 2-0
- Ratzer took and scored a penalty kick for the Knights in the 81st minute to cut the Augsburg lead in half
- Despite shots from Ratzer, Kaeleb Wendy and Aidan Mott the Auggies were able to hold off the Knights for a 2-1 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg is now 4-6-3 all-time against Augsburg
- Ratzer's goal marked the 11th goal of his career
- Second goal this season
- Now 4/5 in PK attempts in his career
- Wartburg dominated corner kicks 13-3
- The Knights held a 16-11 shots advantage, but the Auggies led shots on goal 5-4
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Friday, Sept. 13 for a road match at St. Scholastica beginning at 2 p.m.
