NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Manchester University men's soccer team dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 decision in overtime against the University of St. Francis.
With both teams playing to a scoreless draw after regulation, it was the visiting Cougars who managed to net the golden goal in extra time.
In the 98th minute, USF's Tobias Kuhn fired a cross into the box from the far side that was headed in by Cesar Valdez.
For the game, St. Francis narrowly outshot Manchester 11-9. The Spartans held a narrow 5-4 advantage in corners taken.
The Black & Gold had a few near misses at goal during Wednesday's contest. In the 16th minute, Ian Bowron (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) put a header on target that hit the crossbar. Later on in the 79th minute, Harley Kruschwitz (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester) led a counter and was able to find Ruben Gonzalez (Sylvania, Ohio/Sylvania Northview) who's shot was saved by a diving Gabriel Vessely.
Manchester (0-3-1) will look to rebound this weekend when the Spartans host a pair of home matches. Manchester will host Webster on Friday (6 p.m. – Spartan Stadium) and Greenville on Saturday (3 p.m. – Good Field).
St. Francis moved to 2-2-1 with the win on Wednesday night. The Cougars will host Moody Bible Institute on Saturday.
