Kansas City
1-3-1, 0-0-0
SIUE
1-3-1, 0-0-0
Defense Shines in Roos' First Win of Season
9/10/2021 10:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer
KC's stifling defense limited SIUE to four shots and allowed Jony Muñoz (81') to net the game-winner
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Kansas City Men's Soccer earned its first victory of the year this evening against SIUE, winning 1-0. Jony Munoz's 81st minute goal proved to be the game-winner, but the Roos' defense stood out, allowing just four shots all night.
KEY MOMENTS
- 7' | The Roos' first chance of the day came on a long play forward from Seth Kacich to Vlad Jokic, but Jokic was flagged for an offsides.
- 10' | Beautiful movement by Arne Neufang and Jokic led to Neufang earning a foul in the box, but Muñoz's penalty kick was saved by the Cougars' keeper.
- 30' | SIUE earned their first shot of the day, but a wall of three Roos were there to keep it from being a threat.
- 32' | The Cougars played a threatening cross into the box, but Cooper Clark was there to jump in an intercept the ball.
- 51' | A Kotaro Hirokawa corner kick found Jokic just outside of the box for a screaming shot attempt, but SIUE's keeper made a diving save.
- 59' | SIUE's first shot on goal was a dangerous one, but Clark laid out to keep it from finding the top-left corner.
- 65' | The Roos pieced together a counter attack that earned a shot for Kazuki Kimura, but a Cougar defender stepped in for a block.
- 69' | Another corner proved fruitful for Kansas City, but a header attempt by Seth Kacich was secured by the Cougars' keeper.
- 81' | Carson Lindsey played a beautiful ball from the defensive third into the attacking third, which gave Muñoz an opportunity to split two defenders, putting the ball past the SIUE keeper to give the Roos a 1-0 lead.
- 88' | The Cougars put together one final run towards the goal, but a smart tackle by Lindsey just inside of the box quelled the threat and sent the Roos to victory.
STATS TO NOTE
- Jokic led the Roos with a career-high four shots, placing three on goal. He has now attempted seven shots in the past two games, including a goal against Northwestern on Monday.
- The Roos held the Cougars to just four shots on the night, the least by a Kansas City opponent in the Ryan Pore era and the least since at least 2015.
- Munoz's goal was his first of the year, following a team-leading six-goal performance last season.
COACH RYAN PORE, QUOTED
- "I thought we controlled the game defensively and really didn't allow SIUE many quality chances. We challenged the guys to stay focused for 90 minutes and I believe the best team won tonight."
- "The whole team deserves credit and I thought the bench brought tremendous energy tonight. Now we get some much-needed rest to prepare for another quality Dayton team."
UP NEXT
The Roos' scheduled home-opener against Drake has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols following positive breakthrough cases within the Drake program.
The Roos will instead look towards a Sep. 18 meeting at Dayton before opening up Summit League play at Oral Roberts on Sep. 25.
Team Stats
Jony Mu?oz (1)
Assisted By: Carson Lindsey
GOAL by KC Mu?oz, Jony Assist by Lindsey, Carson.
80:12
