PELLA, Iowa – Men's soccer suffered its first American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) loss of the season with a 1-0 loss to Central College on the road Saturday, Oct. 11.
The Knights are now 4-6-1 overall and 2-1 in A-R-C play, while Central moves to 6-2-4 overall and 2-0-2 in A-R-C play.
Match Summary
- First Half
- The Knights defended an early corner kick attempt from Central in the fourth minute before forcing two corner kick opportunities for themselves in the 16th and 24th minutes
- Central recorded the first shot of the game in the 30th minute with a shot on goal that was saved by Joseph Svoboda
- Svoboda made another save minutes later to keep the match scoreless through 33 minutes
- Kadin Bolin had a strong shot on goal in the 41st minute that was saved Central and then in the 44th minute, Kaleab Wendy registered another Wartburg shot on goal that was saved by the Dutch
- The score remained tied 0-0 headed into halftime
- Second Half
- Central came out of halftime and recorded a shot on goal in the 50th minute that was saved, but one minute later Central was able to score when Alejo Marcon fired a goal with an assist from Teddy Apostolopoulos
- Both defenses continued to play tough, making it hard for either offense to put together any scoring opportunities
- The Knights had a late chance to tie the match in the 89th minute when Jacob Chickering was able to get a shot on goal following a corner kick that was saved by Central
- Central held off Wartburg for a 1-0 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg still leads the all-time series 24-15-3
- Wartburg is now 11-9-2 on the road in the series
- All six of Wartburg's losses have been one-score losses
- Central led Wartburg in total shots 7-4 and shots on goal 5-3
- The Knights held a 5-3 edge in corner kick opportunities
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Tuesday, Oct. 14 on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University at 3:30 p.m.
