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`Roos Fall In Penalty Kicks To Golden Eagles In The Summit League Tournament
11/12/2010 3:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Rochester, Mich. -- The UMKC men's soccer team fell to Oral Roberts in penalty kicks on Friday in the semifinal round of The Summit League Championships. The Kangaroos and Golden Eagles played to a 0-0 tie following two overtime periods. The `Roos ended up falling 7-6 in penalty kicks.
UMKC had the most opportunities to score in the first period, applying most of its pressure during the first 25 minutes of play. Oral Roberts' goalkeeper Andrew Techanchuk was able to fend off four shots from the `Roos. Junior defender Josh Lind placed the first shot-on-goal in the 12 minute of the match and senior midfield John Bayron Sosa took a shot at Techanchuk in the 17th minute. Techanchuk was able to save another pair of shots by Sosa and Donovann Castro in the middle minutes of the first half.
Jimmy Simon would have one last look at the goal as the first period came to a close but it only resulted in another Techanchuk save.
Neither team had many chances in the second half, as it was more of a defensive battle, sending the game into overtime.
The first overtime period went by fast and neither team had any good looks at the net. John David James tallied one shot for the Golden Eagles but sent it wide right. UMKC's Josh Lind took a shot in the 94th minute but it was blocked, as was a shot by Vince Tizzone for Oral Roberts in the 97th minute.
The Kangaroos had two shots in the second overtime period compared to Oral Roberts one. Simon sent a header high and Sosa had a shot blocked in the 109th minute, resulting in a tie. The fate of the match would then be decided with penalty kicks.
After the first five shooters, the Kangaroos and Golden Eagles were tied at 4-4, with both teams missing one penalty kick. The second round of penalty kicks started with both players missing their attempts, keeping them tied at 4-4. Aaron Douthit of Oral Roberts would take the seventh pk and made it, but Diego Rojas answered right back with a good penalty kick, tying again at 5-5.
The next round of players sent their respective shots to the back of the net, heading to the ninth shooters. Kalen Ryden was up next for the Golden Eagles and put the ball past UMKC goalkeeper Ken Cooper. The Kangaroos were unable to answer back, with their ninth attempt being snuffed by ORU keeper Techanchuk.
Oral Roberts' win over UMKC places them in the championship game of The Summit League Tournament on Sunday.
UMKC posted six shots-on-goal compared to two from Oral Roberts. Sosa led the Kangaroos with five shots, while Simon had four. At the end of the second overtime period, the `Roos and Golden Eagles each had 14 shots a piece. Cooper tallied two saves in the match.
The Kangaroos close out the season with a 10-5-3 record and Oral Roberts improves to 5-7-6. UMKC had a great season as they were crowned The Summit League regular season champions and head coach Rick Benben notched his 100th career win.
To watch the post game press conference of UMKC, CLICK HERE.
Post Game Quotes from Coach Benben
OU All-Access: Coach, you battled ORU to a 0-0 tie, what were you're thoughts as you headed to the shootout?
UMKC Head Coach Rick Benben: We've been in enough of them, it's really by chance that it ends. We knew when we didn't win the game in regulation, there was a chance that we were not going to be successful. I thought we played pretty well. Oral Roberts played well. Overall it was a pretty good game. We're obviously disappointed but hey, we didn't score and it's certainly a deserving win for them.
AA: Coach it will obviously take some time to get over the disappointment of losing, but ultimately, you will you feel like this was a good season, right?
Coach Benben: Oh yes, we're proud of our team. They played well, we have a good group of kids.We're proud of the effort that they put out every game. We are disappointed but we're not going to forget what we've accomplished this season.
