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Wartburg WAR (7-6-2, 5-1-1)
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Simpson SIM (5-6-8, 2-3-3)
Wartburg WAR
(7-6-2, 5-1-1)
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Final
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Simpson SIM
(5-6-8, 2-3-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wartburg WAR 0 1 1
Simpson SIM 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Wendy's Late Goal Forces 1-1 Draw at Simpson

INDIANOLA, Iowa – Men's soccer went on the road and tied with Simpson College 1-1 on Saturday, Oct. 25 after a late goal from Kaleab Wendy forced the draw.
 
The Knights are now 5-1-1 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play and 7-6-2 overall, while Simpson moves to 2-3-3 in A-R-C play and 5-6-8 overall.
 
Match Summary
  • First Half
    • Wartburg applied pressure early and often on the Simpson defense with four shots on goal in the first four minutes
    • After both teams were unable to get any shot opportunities after a corner kick for each team, Gembo fired another shot on goal in the 23rd minute that was saved
    • Joseph Svoboda made his first save of the match in the 32nd minute
    • Simpson broke the scoreless tie in the 40th minute when Tim Sedlock found the back of the net with an assist from Jack Hoppes to make the score 1-0
      • The Storm took a 1-0 lead into halftime after two more saves from Svoboda
  • Second Half
    • Simpson had an early attempt that missed and deflected off of the right post and then minutes later Mmunga had a shot on goal saved by the Storm
    • Kaleab Wendy had a shot just miss off of the right post in the 67th minute for the Knights
    • Following a saved shot on goal from Kabula, Wendy was able to beat the defense and net the equalizer in the 82nd minute with assists from Gembo and Jacob Chickering
    • Wendy missed a shot high in the 86th minute for a final scoring chance for the Knights, but the Storm held off a late Wartburg run to force a 1-1 draw
 
Top Performers  
Notes/Streak
  • Fifth tie in series history
    • Wartburg leads the series 20-15-5
  • With today's draw, Wartburg can win the regular season A-R-C title with a win against Luther
    • Can also win outright with a draw/win vs Luther AND a Central vs Loras draw
  • First A-R-C draw of the season for Wartburg
  • Fourth goal of the season for Wendy
    • Sixth career goal
  • First collegiate assist for Chickering
  • Fourth assist of the season for Gembo
    • Ninth career assist
  • Wartburg outshot Simpson 23-6 in total shots and 9-4 in shots on goal
 
Next Time Out
The Knights will close out the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 28 on the road against Luther College at 7:30 p.m.
 
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