WAVERLY, Iowa — The Knights (1-0-1) battled No. 8 Augsburg University (0-0-1) to a 2-2 draw on Friday, Sept. 4 at Salzwedel Field.
Isaac Kelgbeh scored off a
Lwings Kabula's assist in the 81
st minute to bring the Knights even after they had trailed 2-1.
How It Happened
First Half
- The Orange and Black took the first shot and two early corner kicks by 7:29, while the match remained scoreless.
- The Knights pushed forward from 19:39 to 30:11 with four shots and two corner kicks, including two Mmunga attempts saved by Finnur Mercier.
- Mmunga broke through at 38:24, scoring to put the Knights ahead 1-0.
- Augsburg had a late shot go wide in the 44th minute, and the Knights carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
- The Knights generated three shots in the opening stretch, including two by Flori Gembo and a Jacob Chickering attempt, with Finnur Mercier saving Gembo's shot at 49:44.
- Augsburg tied the match 1-1 at 59:45 when Liam Paradiso scored off a Gio Casias assist, then went ahead 2-1 at 79:01 on a goal by Christopher Plaza Alvarado.
- The Knights answered at 80:59, as Kelgbeh scored from a Kabula assist to make it 2-2.
- The Knights added late pressure with a Kabula shot at 81:31 and a Mmunga shot saved at 84:06, and the match finished tied 2-2.
Top Performers
Alima Mmunga
- one goal
- five shots, four on goal
- two points
Isaac Kelgbeh
- one match-tying goal
- one shot on goal
- two points
Lwings Kabula
Joseph Svoboda
- two saves
- 90 minutes in goal
Game Notes
- First career goal for Kelgbeh
- 10th career goal and 30th career point for Mmunga
- Back-to-back matches with an assist to start the season for Kabula
- First result against a top 10 ranked team for the Knights since 2016 (defeated No. 9 Luther 1-0)
- Third-straight draw against a ranked opponent for Wartburg
- The Knights are now 4-7-4 all-time against Augsburg
- Snapped two-game Auggie winning streak in the series
- Wartburg moves to 12-13-5 against ranked opponents (since 2000)
Up Next
Up next, the Knights soccer team travels to St. Paul, Minnesota, to face No. 13 Macalester College on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 3 p.m.