DECORAH, Iowa – Men's soccer fell to Luther College 1-0 on the road in today's American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament championship match.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Flori Gembo recorded the first shot on goal of the contest in the eighth minute that was saved by Luther
  • Following a Luther corner kick, Joseph Svoboda made his first save of the match for the Knights in the 12^th minute
  • The Norse struck first on the scoreboard in the 13^th minute following a free kick that was deflected high into the sky and found its way to Lindenberg for a header into the net
  • Gembo tried to answer with a goal of his own minutes later, but the attempt was saved by the Norse
  • Both Alima Mmunga and Landon Hartsell had shots that were off target for the Knights and the score remained 1-0 through 35 minutes
  • Hunter Yeatts and Blake Halleran each had off target shots that kept the score at 1-0 at halftime
• Second Half
  • Luther controlled possession early into the second half, but the Knights were able to keep the Norse from any shots on goal
  • Both Mmunga and Carson Kay had shots miss the target in the 67^th and 68^th minutes
  • Mmunga, Gembo and Lwings Kabula all had shots recorded in the final 20 minutes of play, but Luther's defense didn't allow any shots on goal to hold off Wartburg 1-0

 
Top Performers

• Flori Gembo
  • Two shots on goal
• Alima Mmunga
  • Four total shots
• Carson Kay
  • One total shot

 
Notes/Streaks

• Third-straight A-R-C Tournament final for the Knights
• Luther is now 2-0 against the Knights this season
  • The Norse lead the all-time series 27-20-5
• Luther had nine corner kicks to Wartburg's three

 
Wartburg will await Monday's NCAA Tournament selection show to find out the at-large bids.