Omaha Blanks Kansas City in League Opener, 2-0

Saturday, October 2

Omaha, Neb.

3 p.m.

Omaha

3-4-1, 1-0-0

Kansas City

1-5-3, 0-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Kansas City	0	0	0
Omaha	1	1	2

Danis and Jokerst scored their first career goals vs. Kansas City Saturday afternoon.

Photo by: Jaelle Johnson/Omaha Athletics

Omaha Blanks Kansas City in League Opener, 2-0

Oct 3, 2021 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. - The Mavericks picked up a win in the Summit League opener with a 2-0 shutout vs. Kansas City. Dominik Danis netted his first career goal and the game winner in the 14th minute of action.

With the win, Omaha improves to 3-4-1 overall and 1-0-0 in league play.

How It Happened

The Mavericks netted their first opportunity Saturday afternoon to go up 1-0 in the 14th minute. Fitzroy Cummings made a pass to the goal area where Danis connected using one touch to beat the goalkeeper low right.
Sixteen seconds later Kenji Mboma Dem nearly doubled the lead, but Cooper Clark tallied a save between the pipes for Kansas City.
At the 21:29 and 22:09 marks, Hugo Kametani and Connor Jokerst put shots on target. Clark managed to deflect both for a pair of saves. Kametani tallied the final shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the match remained 1-0 Omaha heading into the break.
Much like the first half, the Mavericks connected on their first strike of the half. Tevin Rochester sent a ball into the box. Jokerst gave chase and put a foot on it as he slid on the ground. The goal deflected off Clark into the net to put the Mavericks up 2-0 in the 47th minute.
Gustavo Murtha managed UMKC's first shot of the match at the 56:36 mark, but it went wide right. The Roos would take two more shots, while the Mavericks tallied three more shots before the match ended. All were off target, and Omaha won 2-0.

Inside the Box Score

Danis' goal in the 14th minute marked his first career goal and game winner.
Jokerst's goal also marked the first of his career. He finished with two shots on goal for Omaha.
Kametani led the match with four shots. He took two on target.
Malik Elmi added three shots, while Mboma Dem recorded two with one on goal.
The Mavericks outshot the Roos 13-4 and held them without a shot on goal.
Nathanael Sallah made the start for Omaha. He notched his second shutout of the season and improves to 2-1-0 overall.

Up Next
The Mavericks will take on Indiana on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Bloomington, Indiana.