Friday, September 16
Macon, GA
6:00 PM
Kansas City
2-3-1, 0-0-0
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at
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Mercer
2-2-3, 0-0-0
1
2
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Kansas City
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1
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Mercer
0
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Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography
Men's Soccer Guts Out Draw with Mercer
9/16/2022 8:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Yahel Anderson-Gonzalez scored his first collegiate goal, a 64th minute equalizer
MACON, Ga. - Kansas City Men's Soccer went toe-to-toe for 90 minutes with Mercer on Friday evening, earning a 1-1 draw. Yahel Anderson-Gonzalez scored the equalizer in the 64', his first collegiate goal.
KEY MOMENTS
- 9' /Â 0-0 | Kansas City earns the first shot of the night, an attempt by Jack Dean that was saved by the Bears.
- 27' / 0-0 | Cooper Clark was called into action for his first save of the night.Â
- 45' / 0-0 | Asier Olano found room for a shot in the waning moments of the first half, placing it on goal.Â
- 53' / 0-0 | The Roos' first shot of the second half was taken by Noah Gonsalves, but was blocked by the Mercer backline.Â
- 63' / 0-1 | The Bears reached the score sheet first.Â
- 64' / 1-1 | Kansas City took little time in responding, as Anderson found the back of the net just a minute later.Â
- 83' / 1-1 | A Mercer shot was saved by Clark, his third and final save of the night. Neither team would attempt another shot on goal.Â
STATS TO NOTE
- The tie was Kansas City's first since drawing in back-to-back matches against Denver to end last season.Â
- The Roos' attempted seven shots, placing four on goal.Â
- Kazuki Kimura and Seth Kacich both played 90 minutes for the RoosÂ
UP NEXT
Kansas City begins Summit League play at home next weekend, taking on Lindenwood at home.
Team Stats
UKC
MER
Goals
1
1
Shots
7
12
Shots on Goal
4
4
Saves
3
3
Corners
6
4
Fouls
15
5
Scoring Plays
Dylan Gaither (3)
Assisted By: Tommy Redd
GOAL by MER Gaither, Dylan Assist by Redd, Tommy.
62:33
Yahel Anderson (1)
GOAL by UKC Anderson, Yahel.
63:30
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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