Men's Soccer Drops Battle with No. 18 Missouri State

Thursday, August 31

Kansas City, Mo.

7:30 PM

Kansas City

0-2-1, 0-0-0

Missouri State

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Missouri St.

Kansas City

Photo by: Julia Kapros

Photo by: Francie Wilson

Men's Soccer Drops Battle with No. 18 Missouri State

8/31/2023 11:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Stefano Camerlengo and the Roos' defense frustrated the Bears, but a single goal made the difference

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Men's Soccer dropped a tightly contested matchup to nationally-ranked cross-state rival No. 18 Missouri State this evening, falling 1-0. The Roos played very solid defensively, highlighted by Stefano Camerlengo's four impressive saves, but were unable to translate it on the offensive end.

KEY MOMENTS

9' / 0-0 | Missouri State sent the first shot of the game on a rope, but Camerlengo made a diving save to keep things even.
52' / 0-1 | The Bears put together an aggressive attack and hit a beautiful pass into the box to set up the game's first score.
53' / 0-1 | The Roos looked to respond quickly as Julien Le Bourdoulous fired off KC's first shot of the night, but it was blocked by the MSU backline.
79' / 0-1 | Camerlengo continued his impressive night with a diving save on a shot coming from across the box to keep the Roos within one.
88' / 0-1 | Kansas City got their best look of the match, but Hector Taboada's shot missed left and the Bears would hang on to win.

STATS TO NOTE

Kansas City posted a season low in shots (3) and failed to put a shot on goal.
Camerlengo posted four more saves tonight, bringing his season total to 13.
Missouri State has held both of its opponents scoreless to start the season, defeating then-No. 14 Maryland in its season opener.

UP NEXT
Kansas City will stay home for a Labor Day matchup against Drake on Monday at 7:30 p.m.