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Drake DU (6-4-1, 1-1-1 MVC)
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Drake DU
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Drake Athletic Communications

Late Goal Defeats Drake Men’s Soccer At Evansville

Purple Aces score gamewinner in the 89th minute

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville converted a late goal to defeat the Drake University men's soccer team, 2-1, Saturday evening in Evansville.

"A tough result to accept as I thought our performance deserved more," said Drake head coach Gareth Smith. "We didn't start the game well and conceded a poor goal early in the game which is uncharacteristic for our team. I was proud of our response to the early goal as the performance for the rest of the game was very good. After we tied the game up we created more than enough chances to win the game but needed to be more ruthless in front of goal and finished the game off. We were undone by one action in the final minutes of the game because we missed an assignment that we should have dealt. There are lessons to be learned tonight and we have to use it get better for the game against NIU on Tuesday."
 
The Purple Aces' Adam Snow found the net in the 89th minute to give Evansville (3-5-5, 1-1-1 MVC) the home win. Snow tapped in the service from teammate Simon Waever for his first goal the season. The score came on one of four shots the Aces unleashed in the final six minutes. Drake goalkeeper Jared Brown (Aurora, Ontario) stopped two of those shots as part of his seven saves in the match.
 
The goal ended nearly 30 minutes of scoreless play after Drake's Steven Enna (Overland Park, Kan.) evened the score at 1-1 with his fourth goal of the season in the 58th minute. The goal was one of Enna's two shots on frame on the evening on four total shots to lead the Bulldogs' attack.
 
Evansville grabbed an early lead with a goal in the first minutes of the match. Logan Muck scored his first goal of the season in the fifth minute (4:28) after his teammate Waever sent a cross into the box that Muck slotted in the top shelf for a 1-0 lead.
 
Drake (6-4-1, 1-1-1 MVC) had several shots in the final minutes of the half as it pushed for the equalizer. Senior Nic Jaimes (Olathe, Kan.), who missed the past two matches due to injury, just missed right before the end as his shot went high. Sophomore Ryan Johnston (West Des Moines, Iowa) had multiple shots in the first 45 minutes.
 
Following Saturday's game, Drake plays its final non-conference match Oct. 16 at Northern Illinois. First kick in DeKalb, Ill. is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
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