Ledesma's First Career Goal Clips Mastodons

Saturday, October 12

Omaha, Neb.

2 p.m.

Omaha

3-6-2, 2-0-0

Purdue Fort Wayne

3-10-0, 0-2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Purdue Fort Wayne	0	0	0
Omaha	0	1	1

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Ledesma's First Career Goal Clips Mastodons

Oct 12, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – Senior Gonzalo Ledesma scored his first career goal as a Maverick while Omaha picked up its second consecutive Summit League victory with a 1-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne at Caniglia Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Mavericks improve to 3-6-2 (2-0-0) on the season while the Mastodons drop to 3-10-0 (0-2-0).

Goals
OMAHA: 73' – Gonzalo Ledesma (Assisted by Aaron Uribe, Ed Gordon)

How It Happened

Diego Gutierrez nearly put the Mavericks ahead early in the first half when his free kick from about 20 yards out just missed the inside of the right post.
Omaha remained the aggressor in the first half, tallying a 7-1 advantage in shots in the scoreless first 45 minutes.
Ed Gordon sent the ball towards the center of the field atop the box to Aaron Uribe who tapped the ball to a crashing Ledesma on the right side.
Ledesma chipped the ball around the diving Mastodon goalkeeper to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.
Mitch Hammer almost doubled the advantage in the 76^th minute, but his attempt blasted off the left woodwork.

Inside the Box Score

Omaha finished the match with a dominant 16-1 advantage in shots, including 4-0 in shots on goal.
Uribe leads the Mavericks with seven points on the season after handing out his first assist of the season.
Ledesma and Gordon earn their first points of the year with their respective goal and assist in the victory.
Uribe, Gutierrez and Martin Veys led Omaha with three shots apiece, followed by Andreas Hermansson and Hammer with a pair of attempts.
Goalkeeper Jeremy Pollard improves to 3-1-2 on the season with his first career shutout.

What's Next
The Mavericks take a break from Summit League play as Omaha hosts Bradley on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. at Caniglia Field.