Men's Soccer Blanks Tommies in Senior Night Win

Saturday, November 5

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

6-4-5, 4-1-3

St. Thomas

3-12-2, 2-5-1

St. Thomas (MN)

Kansas City

Photo by: Julia Kapros

Men's Soccer Blanks Tommies in Senior Night Win

11/5/2022 9:38:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Kazuki Kimura added to his team-leading goal tally and Arne Neufang found the net as well in the win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Soccer used a potent attack to come away with a victory in their final home game of the 2022 season, defeating St. Thomas, 2-0. The Roos honored seniors Philipp Basara, Cooper Clark, Kotaro Hirokawa, Kazuki Kimura, Arne Neufang and Hugo von Reis prior to the match, and they stole the show in the match. Kimura and Neufang reached the score sheet, while Clark posted a shutout.

KEY MOMENTS

4' / 0-0 | Kimura had the first chance of the evening, playing a ball to Basara atop the box. Basara played a one-touch pass back to Kimura, who found a gap towards the goal, taking a shot that was saved out of bounds for a corner kick.
8' / 0-0 | Clark was tested early as the Tommies made a run up the left side of the field. A shot was sent to the upper-left corner, but Clark blocked the ball out of bounds. St. Thomas earned another shot on the ensuing corner, a header that settled right into Clark's arms.
21' / 0-0 | The Roos got three-straight chances on goal, the first a shot by Arne Neufang. Kansas City maintained possession, finding Basara in the box. Basara took a shot from right outside the six-yard box, retrieved the rebound and sent another shot that was blocked out of bounds.
36' / 0-0 | A great pass was made into the box by Edson Murguia, finding Yahel Anderson-Gonzalez towards the goal. It looked like Anderson-Gonzalez had a clear look at goal, but a Tommie defender swooped in at the last second to block it out on the sideline. Murguia got the ball after the next throw-in, taking a shot from the edge of the box on the right side that was saved once again.
42' / 1-0 | Kansas City got on the board as Christian Koffi drew the attention of the defense, playing a ball out towards Murguia. Murguia approached the ball and sent it directly into the box, finding Kimura, who used his left foot to ping the ball past the keeper and into the top netting.

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55' / 2-0 | Neufang drew a foul in the attacking third, setting up a dangerous free kick opportunity for the Roos. Hirokawa stepped up for the kick, sending a shot towards goal that spun out of the keepers' hands and fell right to Neufang for his second goal of the year.

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69' / 2-0 | Kimura had a chance for a brace as Asier Olano played a cross towards the penalty spot. Kimura rose up and put a head on the ball, but his shot went just wide of the net.
84' / 2-0 | A long throw in resulted in an opportunity for St. Thomas on the left side of the box, as a ball was headed towards goal. Clark was in the right position, reaching up and making an easy save and securing the shutout.
90' / 2-0 | The final chance of the day came in the counter-attack for Kansas City as Zach Nichols pushed out ahead of the crowd, centering the ball for Garret Nevshemal. Nevshemal sent a blast towards goal, but it ricocheted off the woodwork.

STATS TO NOTE

Kimura's goal gives him six on the season, tying him for second-most in the Summit this year and the most by a Roo since 2017.
Clark posted his fourth clean sheet on the season, giving him eight in his Kansas City career. That mark is good for fourth in program history, and is the most by a three-year player.
Kansas City's 21 shots on the night is the team's second-most in a game this year, just behind the 22 shots attempted against Oral Roberts.
KC attempted 11 shots on goal, the most by the Roos since a 2-2 draw against Eastern Illinois on March 6, 2021.
The Roos have six wins on the year, the most during the Ryan Pore era. In addition, the Roos have secured their first winning record since 2010.
Carson Lindsey and Olano played the full 90 minutes for the Roos.

THE ROOS, QUOTED

UP NEXT
Kansas City has qualified for The Summit League Championships as the fourth-seed. The Roos will take on top-seeded Oral Roberts in Denver, Colo. on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. CT.