Men's Soccer Downs Lindenwood in League Opener

Saturday, September 24

Kansas City, Mo.

7:00 PM

Kansas City

3-3-1, 1-0-0

Lindenwood

1-5-1, 0-1-0

Lindenwood

Kansas City

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Men's Soccer Downs Lindenwood in League Opener

9/24/2022 9:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Goals from Kazuki Kimura and Christian Koffi led the Roos to victory

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Soccer battled against Lindenwood in their Summit League opener, emerging with the 2-1 victory. Kazuki Kimura (34') and Christian Koffi (84') both found the score sheet for Kansas City, with Koffi's game-winner making the difference.

KEY MOMENTS

4' / 0-0 | Arne Neufang missed high right on the match's first shot.
8' / 0-0 | Koffi ripped his first shot of the match, which was blocked to keep it scoreless early.
28' / 0-0 | Kimura used his speed to earn the Roos first corner of the match. Kotaro Hirokawa sent the ensuing kick towards Carson Lindsey, but the header was unable to connect.
34' / 1-0 | Garrett Nevshemal sent a pass through heavy traffic across the box, finding Kimura who banged in a left-footed goal for the lead.

Caught the defense sleeping ??????#ROOUP | @38_estrela https://t.co/0jViniZI1C pic.twitter.com/VPbD4kNRPw
— Kansas City Men's Soccer (@KCRoosMSoccer) September 25, 2022

44' / 1-0 | Lindenwood's first shot of the match was saved by Clark Cooper to keep the Roos ahead.
47' / 1-0 | The Roos began the second half applying pressure, a shot from Koffi was saved by Lindenwood.
60' / 1-0 | A great push led to a shot from Basara that was deflected off the top of the crossbar and led to a corner kick.
81' / 1-0 | Lindenwood's fierce attack ended with a save from Clark to preserve the lead late.
84' / 2-0 | Kimura found Koffi on a corner kick to double the Roos lead in the closing minutes of the match.

Let's go home ??#ROOUP | #DeclareKC https://t.co/8k4tmqzuFF pic.twitter.com/0lQmjWBLx6
— Kansas City Men's Soccer (@KCRoosMSoccer) September 25, 2022

88' / 2-1 | Lindenwood found the back of the net to make things interesting late, but Kansas City would hold on for the win.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos take a 1-0 all-time lead over Lindenwood in the first-ever meeting between the two squads.
The Roos have already matched their win total from a year ago (3) after tonight's win, needing five fewer games to reach that mark.
Kansas City attempted 10 of its 14 shots in the second half, with four of them being on goal.
Koffi nearly matched the Lions' shot total by himself, attempting six shots to Lindenwood's seven.

COACH RYAN PORE, QUOTED

UP NEXT
The Roos continue Summit League action with a road match against Southern Indiana on Wednesday, the first meeting with the Screaming Eagles as league opponents. The Roos will then travel to Western Illinois for a Saturday match.