Men's Soccer Earns Draw in Dayton

Saturday, September 18

Dayton, OH

6:00 PM

Kansas City

1-3-2, 0-0-0

Dayton

3-2-2, 0-0-0

Kansas City

Dayton

Men's Soccer Earns Draw in Dayton

9/18/2021 9:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Seth Kacich (65') scored the second goal of his career as the Roos picked up a point from the 2020 A10 Champs

DAYTON, Ohio - Kansas City Men's Soccer battled for a full 110 minutes against Dayton this evening, earning a 1-1 draw with the Flyers. Seth Kacich scored the Roos' lone goal in the 65th minute, his first of the season and the second of his career.

KEY MOMENTS

12' | Dayton earned the first shot on goal of the night, but Cooper Clark was there to make the save.
19' | Arne Neufang was able to find room for KC's first shot, but it was wide of the goal.
26' | Edson Murguia was the first Roo to place a shot on goal, but the Dayton keeper made a save.
38' | Neufang and Ben Andoh created opportunities for back-to-back shots, but neither made it past the keeper.
50' | Clark was there for another big save to keep the score knotted at nils.
56' | With Kansas City creating some solid opportunities in the second half, Shfeo Lar launched one towards goal, but it was saved by the Flyers' keeper.
65' | The Roos finally broke through with the first goal of the night from Kacich. He was assisted by Murguia on the goal.
79' | Neufang and Andoh once again teamed up for back-to-back shots, but Dayton's keeper made plays on both balls.
80' | Dayton equalized on a counter attack to tie the game up, 1-1.
100' | With the Flyers threatening late in the first overtime, Clark was there for a save to send the game to double-OT
102' | Kansas City pressured early in the second overtime, with shots from Lar, Murguia and Kazuki Kimura in the first two minutes.
106' | Neufang took the final shot of the night, but it was high of the goal.

STATS TO NOTE

Kacich, Cesar Mont Soler, Kotaro Hirokawa and Carson Lindsey all played the full 110 minutes in the Roos' back line.
Kansas City kept its bench relatively short, playing only three subs. Comparatively, the Flyers used five substitutes on the night.
Neufang and Andoh both led the Roos with four shots each. Kansas City attempted 19 shots on the night, placing six on-frame.
Murguia's assist was the first of his Kansas City career, adding to his goal in the season-opener to give him three total points on the year.
Cooper Clark remained steady in the goal, making seven saves on the night, one short of his season-high.

COACH RYAN PORE, QUOTED
"Dayton did a good job disrupting our passing with their athleticism and intensity. I thought we settled in and created some great chances on the counter attack. We scored a deserved goal on a corner and were unfortunate to concede so late. I'm very proud of the guys and their fight tonight. Now we get some rest and we look forward to starting conference play."

UP NEXT
The Roos will travel to Tulsa, Okla. to open up Summit League play at Oral Roberts next Saturday at 7 p.m. They will then host their first regular season game of the year at Durwood Soccer Stadium, bringing Saint Louis in for a match on Sep. 28.