MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Men's soccer was unable to hand Augsburg University its first loss of the season today on the road as the Auggies defeated the Knights 1-0. Wartburg is now 1-2-1 overall and Augsburg moves to 5-0.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Flori Gembo had an early shot on goal attempt for the Knights with a shot that was saved in the third minute of play
  • Aidan Mott was able to create space and fire a low shot on goal that was saved by Augsburg in the 21^st minute
  • Henry Eckert made back-to-back saves in the 26^th minute to keep the match scoreless
  • Eckert made another save in the 41^st minute to keep the match 0-0 headed into half
• Second Half
  • Wartburg came out of the break aggressive on offense as both Mott and Landon Hartsell had shots on goal saved by the Auggies
  • Carson Kay, Lwings Kabula and Gembo each added another on-target shot for the Knights, but the score remained 0-0 through 63 minutes
  • Augsburg had two shots on goal to begin the half and then in the 67^th minute, the Auggies broke the tie with a goal that bounced into the back of the net to make the score 1-0
  • Jacob Chickering fired a shot on goal in the final minute as a last hope for the Knights, but it was saved to close out a 1-0 victory for Augsburg

 
Top Performers

• Aidan Mott
  • Three shots on goal
• Flori Gembo
  • Two shots on goal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 4-7-3 all-time against Augsburg
• Wartburg held a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks
• The Knights had a 9-8 edge in shots on goal, but Augsburg tallied more total shots 15-12

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next Saturday, Sept. 13 for a home match against the Milwaukee School of Engineering at 4:30 p.m.