Thursday, August 24
San Antonio, TX
7:00 P.M.
Omaha
0-1-1, 0-0-1
1
at
2
Incarnate Word
1-0-0, 0-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UIW | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mavericks Fall in Season Opener to Cardinals
Aug 24, 2023 | Men's Soccer
San Antonio, Tex. - The Mavericks drop their regular season opener 2-1 against the Incarnate Word Cardinals. Despite the 1-0 early lead it wasn't enough to outlast the Cardinals in the second.
The Mavericks fall to 0-1-0 on the year.
How It Happened
» Thursday's match started out in Omaha's favor. The Cardinal goalkeeper was called for a yellow card for touching the ball outside the box.
» Sokol Ymeraj took the free kick at the corner of the box. His shot took a bounce in front of the keeper and bounced over him and into the net for a 1-0 lead.
» In the 71st minute, Sello Diphoko took a long shot from the 40 yard line the went over the head of Lillo Portero. The Cardinals then held a 2-1 lead.
» Omaha had four corner kicks in the second that lead to some solid shots on goal but the Mavs were unable to get it past Hugo Constant.
» With just two seconds left the Mavericks were inches from tying the game with a shot in the net but were called offsides. Ultimately leading to the Cardinals 2-1 win.
Inside the Box
» The Mavericks outshot the Cardinals 6-2, but Incarnate Word led shots on goal 3-2.
» Ymeraj recorded his first goal with the Mavericks.
» Theo Klein led the team with three shots and had one of the two shots on goal.
» Lillo Portero made one save in goal and falls to 0-1-0.
Up Next
The Mavericks will travel to Houston Christian for another road match on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.
The Mavericks fall to 0-1-0 on the year.
How It Happened
» Thursday's match started out in Omaha's favor. The Cardinal goalkeeper was called for a yellow card for touching the ball outside the box.
» Sokol Ymeraj took the free kick at the corner of the box. His shot took a bounce in front of the keeper and bounced over him and into the net for a 1-0 lead.
» The Cardinals equalized the score just a minute and a half into the second half. With a pass from Francisco Segura, Edgar Soto took a shot from the middle of the box between the defenders, netting their first goal.Did we mention that is @ymeraj_sokol's first goal as a Maverick? https://t.co/R927i5ZvKa pic.twitter.com/QXPqSzBbso
— Omaha Men's Soccer (@OmahaMSOC) August 25, 2023
» In the 71st minute, Sello Diphoko took a long shot from the 40 yard line the went over the head of Lillo Portero. The Cardinals then held a 2-1 lead.
» Omaha had four corner kicks in the second that lead to some solid shots on goal but the Mavs were unable to get it past Hugo Constant.
» With just two seconds left the Mavericks were inches from tying the game with a shot in the net but were called offsides. Ultimately leading to the Cardinals 2-1 win.
Inside the Box
» The Mavericks outshot the Cardinals 6-2, but Incarnate Word led shots on goal 3-2.
» Ymeraj recorded his first goal with the Mavericks.
» Theo Klein led the team with three shots and had one of the two shots on goal.
» Lillo Portero made one save in goal and falls to 0-1-0.
Up Next
The Mavericks will travel to Houston Christian for another road match on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.
Players Mentioned
MF
/ Men's Soccer
MF
/ Men's SoccerTeam Stats
UNO
UIW
Goals
1
2
Shots
6
5
Shots on Goal
2
3
Saves
1
1
Corners
6
4
Fouls
5
12
Scoring Plays
Sokol Ymeraj (1)
GOAL by UNO Ymeraj, Sokol.
24:51
Edgar Soto (1)
Assisted By: Erick Rios
GOAL by UIW Soto, Edgar Assist by Rios, Erick.
45:49
Sello Diphoko (1)
GOAL by UIW Diphoko, Sello.
70:48
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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