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Chris Donahue
1
Omaha OMA (0-3-0, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Drake DRA (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Omaha OMA
(0-3-0, 0-0-0)
1
Final
2
Drake DRA
(2-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Omaha OMA 0 1 1
Drake DRA 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Stevenson And Murphy Score In Men’s Soccer’s Win

The Bulldogs kept Omaha off the board for nearly 89 minutes.

The Drake University men's soccer team picked up its second-straight win with a 2-1 victory over Omaha Friday evening at the Cownie Soccer Stadium.
 
Drake (2-1-0) scored a pair of first half goals and held Omaha (0-3-0) scoreless for nearly 89 minutes.
 
The Bulldogs outshot the Mavericks, 12-9, and had five shots on goal. Three of those shots came from Juan Louis. However, it was Jaden Stevenson and Jaffer Murphy who found the back of the net. Both goals were assisted by passed from Louis Yuill from the right wing.

"Tonight was a very high level and complete performance in all phases of the game. We were excellent for long periods against a very good UNO who were in the NCAA tournament only a few months ago. We started exceptionally well with great intensity and intentionality," said head coach Gareth Smith. "We were very good in our positional structure and dominated possession which resulted in two excellent first half goals. Delighted to see Jaden and Jaffer open their scoring account for the season and be rewarded for their effort."
 
Stevenson scored in the fifth minute when his right foot perfectly struck Yuill's cross into the right corner of the net. 
 
Murphy put the Bulldogs up 2-0 in the 34th minute on a nearly identical play as he headed Yuill's cross into the box past the keeper. Murphy's score came five minutes after he entered the match.
 
Drake keeper Jared Brown finished with two saves and nearly had a clean sheet until Omaha's Malik Elmi found space in front of the goal and headed home a pass from Stevie Siy in the 89th minute. The shot was Elmi's third of the game off the bench.

Smith said, "I was most pleased with our game management and overall organizational structure both in and out of possession. Everyone put in a real shift tonight and executed their roles and responsibilities at a very high level, which allowed us to create more chances while limiting UNO to a few opportunities. "
 
The Bulldogs put their two-match win streak on the line Monday afternoon at St. Thomas. Kickoff against the Tommies is set for 4 p.m.





 
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