Roos Fall to Drake in Season Opener

Thursday, August 25

Kansas City, Mo.

7:30 PM

Kansas City

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Drake

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Drake

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Roos Fall to Drake in Season Opener

8/25/2022 9:55:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Despite outshooting the Bulldogs 11-9, Kansas City fell short

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Soccer fought tooth and nail but fell short Thursday night, 1-0. Cooper Clark's four saves kept the team close, but the Roos' offense couldn't find the net.

KEY MOMENTS

6' / 0-0 | The Roos started the game with a jolt, as Kazuki Kimura had a scoring opportunity near the goal.
15' / 0-1 | Drake scored the first and only goal of the game on a miscommunication by the KC defense.
25' / 0-1 | Kotaro Hirokawa attempted a shot on a free kick but was saved by Drake's goalie Jonathan Burke.
50' / 0-1 | Graduate forward Philipp Basara almost had the highlight of the game, as he hopped up in the air for a header attempt. His shot was sent towards the upper right corner of the goal and batted out for a corner kick.
57' / 0-1 | Cooper Clark showcased his skills, making back-to-back diving saves.

57' | Prime example of why that man is the back-to-back @thesummitleague Goalkeeper of the Year ???????#ROOUP | @cooper_clark01 pic.twitter.com/fmyDR9VcS7
— Kansas City Men's Soccer (@KCRoosMSoccer) August 26, 2022

90' / 0-1 | Hirokawa put another free kick on target as the clock wound down, but the Roos ran out of time before the ensuing corner.

STATS TO NOTE

Cooper Clark started the season with four saves in his quest for a third-straight Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year award.
Kazuki Kimura led the Roos with three shot attempts.
The Roos finished with 11 shots, compared to nine by the Bulldogs.

COACH RYAN PORE, QUOTED
On the result of today's game

"I have to give Drake credit, they were ready to compete… the nice thing about college soccer in the early part of the season is that you can get the bad taste out of your mouth fairly quickly."

On moving forward