Kimura's 89th Minute Equalizer Earns Draw with Omaha

Saturday, October 29

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

5-4-5, 3-1-3

Omaha

7-5-2, 4-2-1

Omaha

Kansas City

Kimura's 89th Minute Equalizer Earns Draw with Omaha

10/29/2022 10:07:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

The Roos battled to draw even in the game's final minutes for a much-needed conference point

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After being beat for the first 60 minutes, a flip switched in the final 30 and Kansas City Men's Soccer battled back for a 1-1 draw against Omaha this evening. It wasn't until the 89th minute that Kazuki Kimura scored the equalizer, his fifth goal of the year.

KEY MOMENTS

20' / 0-0 | Jack Dean turned from 40 yards out and sent a pass into the middle of the box, finding Christian Koffi on a run. Koffi let the ball bounce and had a look at goal, but his shot was high of the mark.
26' / 0-0 | Omaha had a dangerous attack, resulting in a shot from the left side of the box. The shot was no problem for Cooper Clark, who welcomed it into his arms for a save.
30' / 0-0 | The Mavericks had a corner kick, sending it to the near post for a header. Clark made a reaction play, throwing his hands towards the ball and keeping it out of goal.
43' / 0-0 | Shfeo Lar found Yahel Anderson-Gonzalez for a shot at the top of the box, blocked by the Omaha back line. It sparked a speedy Maverick counterattack, but Clark made his fourth save of the day.
55' / 0-1 | Omaha took the lead early in the second half on a play into the box that bounced around before sneaking into the back of the net.
56' / 0-1 | The Mavs wanted to add to their lead directly after the first goal, but Clark was there for a save.
72' / 0-1 | Kansas City had a chance in the second half on a set piece, as Kotaro Hirokawa sent the ball into the box to the head of Seth Kacich, but his attempt was high of the mark.
89' / 1-1 | The equalizing goal came with time running down, as Hirokawa played a ball off of Asier Olano that ended with Kimura. Kimura took a touch towards the middle of the field and launched a shot that split two defenders, finding the side netting and earning a point for the Roos.

HOW DID HE DO IT?!?!#ROOUP | #DeclareKC https://t.co/NYOeLZkzyL pic.twitter.com/uiy4YL8xoY
— Kansas City Men's Soccer (@KCRoosMSoccer) October 30, 2022

STATS TO NOTE

Omaha out-shot the Roos, 20-13, but after the 55th minute goal for the Mavs, KC won the shot battle, 10-3.
Kimura's fifth goal of the year is the team-lead, and his goal-per-game average of 0.385 is the third-best in the Summit.
Hirokawa now has five assists on the season, leading the team and tied for fourth in the Summit.
Clark made six saves on the day, his fourth game with six-or-more saves.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

UP NEXT
KC has one more game in the regular season, a Senior Day match with St. Thomas on Saturday at 7 p.m.