Kansas City
4-4-2, 2-1-1
Oral Roberts
6-3-2, 2-1-0
Nagy Scores First Career Goal in Loss to ORU
10/8/2022 9:24:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Roos out-shot the Golden Eagles, 22-11, but only found the back of the net once
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Soccer had its chances, but could not capitalize against Oral Roberts this evening, falling 3-1. Samuel Nagy equalized late in the first half with his first collegiate goal, but the Golden Eagles scored twice in the second half to claim the victory.
KEY MOMENTS
- 12' / 0-1 | The Golden Eagles struck quickly, playing a ball into the box that was headed above the outstretched arms of Cooper Clark.
- 15' / 0-1 | Kansas City tried to equalize with their first shot of the night, as Noah Gonsalves sent a pass to Christian Koffi. Koffi ripped the ball towards goal, sending it barely high of the crossbar.
- 34' / 1-1 | Kotaro Hirokawa sent a ball into the attacking third, finding Koffi in the middle of the field. Koffi turned and took a shot, which was blocked by the Golden Eagles' defense, but Nagy had his mark covered and pounced on the rebound, scoring his first collegiate goal.
Right place, right time for Samuel's first collegiate goal ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC https://t.co/GPGeTP4GHq pic.twitter.com/jS7GFYNuNT
— Kansas City Men's Soccer (@KCRoosMSoccer) October 9, 2022
- 42' / 1-1 | Oral Roberts had a good opportunity to reclaim the lead late in the first half, sending a shot towards the bottom right corner. Clark made a reaction play, diving to his right and using a strong arm to keep the ball out of goal. The ensuing corner kick was cleared away by Edson Murguia.
- 49' / 1-1 | Kansas City looked to strike first in the second half when Hirokawa took a free kick from the left side of the box. He sent a cross to the back post, finding the head of Set Kacich, but Kacich's header was sent right at the ORU keeper.
- 60' / 1-2 | The Golden Eagles went ahead in the counterattack, outrunning the Roos' defense.
- 61' / 1-2 | The Roos wasted no time in attempting to equalize once again as Philipp Basara played a cross to Carson Lindsey on the back post, who headed the ball over to Koffi. Koffi came around on the ball and sent it to the left post, but his attempt was blocked back by ORU's keeper. He settled the ball and tried once again, but was unable to sneak the ball into the net.
- 72' / 1-3 | ORU added on to their lead, sending a burner along the ground that got past Clark.
- 77' / 1-3 | Nagy had a brace on his mind, letting loose on a shot from just outside the box. The ball went over the outstretched hand of the ORU keeper, but was about six inches too tall. The Roos would continue to press, but did not have any more scoring chances.
STATS TO NOTE
- The Roos doubled the Golden Eagles in shot attempts, firing 22 shots to ORU's 11.
- Koffi attempted a team-high 13 shots on the night, placing four on-frame. His 13 shot attempts are a program single-game record, beating Larry Scheller's previous high of 10 shots against Western Illinois on Oct. 20, 2001.
- Clark faced six shots on goal, making three saves.
- Koffi, Lindsey, Hirokawa, Kacich and Joan Castells all played the full 90 minutes. Nagy was the Roos' leader off the bench, logging 44 minutes.
UP NEXT
The Roos are on the road for the next two weekends, traveling to Denver for a matchup with the pre-season favorites on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.
Team Stats
Felipe D'Agostini (2)
Assisted By: Felipe Medina , Schinieder Mimy
Redirected cross, 15 yards
11:08
Samuel Nagy (1)
12 yards, off rebound
33:43
Reed Berry (2)
Assisted By: Felipe D'Agostini
Counter-attack converted cross, 8 yards
59:48
Shane Anderson (2)
Assisted By: Felipe D'Agostini
12 yards, converted cross
71:07
