Omaha Falls to League Leading ORU

Saturday, October 22

Tulsa, Okla.

7 p.m.

Omaha

6-5-1, 3-2-0

Oral Roberts

9-3-2, 5-1-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Omaha	0	0	0
Oral Roberts	0	1	1

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Omaha Falls to League Leading ORU

Oct 22, 2022 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. - Omaha men's soccer fell Saturday night to the league leading Oral Roberts squad. The Golden Eagles netted the game winner a little over three minutes into the second half to hand the Mavericks a 1-0 loss.

Omaha falls to 6-5-1 overall, 3-2-0 in the league.

How It Happened

The first half was evenly matched between the Mavericks and Golden Eagles. Both recorded six total shots with Omaha holding a slight 4-2 edge on goal.
Two of those four shots on goal came in the first 10 minutes. Kenji Mboma Dem and Sam Pollard had attempts a minute and a half apart.
Theo Klein was the next to strike in the 24th minute, while Gonzalo Cuevas attacked in the 26th minute for Omaha.
Felipe Medina countered in the 28th minute for ORU's first shot on goal, but all attempts were saved and the match was 0-0 at the halftime break.
Action kicked off immediately in the second half with Cuevas' second shot on goal at the 46:12 mark.
Nearly two minutes later, ORU finally broke through the Maverick defense for a goal. Felipe D'Agostini beat Lute Lillo Portero in goal for a 1-0 lead.
The Golden Eagles put two more shots on target by the 55th minute trying to add to their lead.
Tevin Rochester tallied Omaha's final attempt in the 59th minute, while ORU recorded one more before the end of the match. The Golden Eagles went on to win, 1-0.