St-Louis Nets Game Winner vs. SDSU

Friday, September 2

Omaha, Neb.

7 p.m.

Omaha

2-1-0, 0-0-0

San Diego State

0-3-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
San Diego St.	0	0	0
Omaha	0	1	1

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

St-Louis Nets Game Winner vs. SDSU

Sep 2, 2022 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha's second win of the season came Friday night following a goal from Mathis Pilon St-Louis in the 82^nd minute. The Mavericks held off the Aztecs and beat San Diego State, 1-0.

With the win, Omaha improves to 2-1-0 on the year.

How It Happened

The opening minutes saw a foul by St-Louis in the box allowing for a SDSU penalty kick in the 2^nd minute of action. Austin Brummett went low right directly into Nathanael Sallah's diving hands for the save.
Tristan Viviani had the next attempt in the 16^th minute forcing another stop between the pipes by Sallah.
In the 22^nd minute, Gonzalo Cuevas has Omaha's first good look on target, but he couldn't crack through Jacob Castro in goal.
The final 23 minutes saw only one shot on goal, and it was from Omaha's Kenji Mboma Dem but the half ended scoreless.
Blake Bowen challenged Sallah right out of the break, but he remained tough in goal for the Mavericks keeping the clean sheet.
Jules Anderson and Cuevas each recorded strikes that couldn't find the back of the net over the next 20 minutes.
St-Louis' magic touch came in the 82^nd minute. Thore Boehm collected the ball off a bad pass from SDSU and sent the ball up the field to St-Louis. SDSU's goalkeeper was up in the box making room for St-Louis to pop it over him for the goal.
The Aztecs failed to find an opportunity, and Omaha won, 1-0.

Inside the Box

St-Louis' goal is his second of the season, while Boehm's assist is his first.
The Mavericks outshot the Aztecs, 13-10.
Shots on goal were equal at four apiece.
Cuevas, St-Louis, and Mboma Dem each tallied three shots.
Sallah improves to 2-1 in goal. He made four saves and earned his first shutout of the season.

Up Next
The Mavericks return to Caniglia on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Omaha will face Drake at 7 p.m.