Saturday, October 2
Cleveland, Ohio
4 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-5-1, 1-3-0
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Cleveland State
6-3-0, 5-0-0
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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Cleveland St.
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Luke Benford
Mastodons Drop Overtime Match at League-Leading Cleveland State
10/2/2021 6:58:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CLEVELAND - Despite leading for nearly the entire second half, the Purdue Fort Wayne men's soccer team fell in overtime to Cleveland State 2-1 on the road.
In the first half, neither team was able to score, but the Mastodons had several dangerous chances. Ali Nasser had a shot to the bottom right corner that was saved in minute 26. Less than two minutes later, Moses Akimana had a header that hit off the crossbar after a Mastodon corner kick. Despite the 'Dons having a 6-3 shots advantage, with a 3-0 edge in on-target shots, neither team had scored before the break.
Just 2:56 after halftime, Luke Benford ripped a shot from inside the 18 to the lower right corner. His shot came immediately after Nathaniel Edwards sent in a hard strike that could have been a shot on goal had Benford not controlled the ball to shoot it on his own. Edwards was credited with an assist. This was Benford's first goal of the season and the fourth of his career.
Once the Mastodon goal came, Cleveland State's offense clicked together, as the Vikings had an 9-2 edge in shots for the remainder of the period. The Vikings got a goal to go in minute 87 from Bojan Kolevski. He was assisted by Albert Portas.
In overtime, it only took Cleveland State one shot to score, when Jannis Schmidt found the back of the net off an assist from Kolevski.
After 95 minutes, the Mastodons led in shots on goal 5-3. Benford led the Mastodons with four shots, two on goal.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 3-5-1, 1-3-0 in Horizon League play, while Cleveland State leads the league at 6-3-0, 5-0-0 Horizon. The Mastodons will step out of league play on Tuesday, October 5, when they travel to in-state foe Notre Dame of the ACC.
In the first half, neither team was able to score, but the Mastodons had several dangerous chances. Ali Nasser had a shot to the bottom right corner that was saved in minute 26. Less than two minutes later, Moses Akimana had a header that hit off the crossbar after a Mastodon corner kick. Despite the 'Dons having a 6-3 shots advantage, with a 3-0 edge in on-target shots, neither team had scored before the break.
Just 2:56 after halftime, Luke Benford ripped a shot from inside the 18 to the lower right corner. His shot came immediately after Nathaniel Edwards sent in a hard strike that could have been a shot on goal had Benford not controlled the ball to shoot it on his own. Edwards was credited with an assist. This was Benford's first goal of the season and the fourth of his career.
Once the Mastodon goal came, Cleveland State's offense clicked together, as the Vikings had an 9-2 edge in shots for the remainder of the period. The Vikings got a goal to go in minute 87 from Bojan Kolevski. He was assisted by Albert Portas.
In overtime, it only took Cleveland State one shot to score, when Jannis Schmidt found the back of the net off an assist from Kolevski.
After 95 minutes, the Mastodons led in shots on goal 5-3. Benford led the Mastodons with four shots, two on goal.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 3-5-1, 1-3-0 in Horizon League play, while Cleveland State leads the league at 6-3-0, 5-0-0 Horizon. The Mastodons will step out of league play on Tuesday, October 5, when they travel to in-state foe Notre Dame of the ACC.
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Team Stats
PFW
CSU
Goals
1
2
Shots
10
13
Shots on Goal
5
3
Saves
1
4
Corners
3
5
Fouls
17
9
Scoring Plays
Luke Benford (1)
Assisted By: Nathaniel Edwards
GOAL by PFW Benford, Luke Assist by Edwards, Nathaniel.
47:56
Bojan Kolevski (6)
Assisted By: Albert Portas
GOAL by CSU Kolevski, Bojan Assist by Portas, Albert.
86:04
Jannis Schmidt (5)
Assisted By: Bojan Kolevski
GOAL by CSU Schmidt, Jannis Assist by Kolevski, Bojan.
94:10
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
mid
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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