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CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati men's soccer suffered a 3-1 setback Saturday at Gettler Stadium to the Memphis Tigers in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
With the loss, UC's three-match unbeaten streak was snapped as its record dropped to 4-3-1 overall and 0-1 in AAC action. Saturday's shortfall also marked the Red & Black's first setback at Gettler since Oct. 29, 2016 against Tulsa. Meanwhile, the Tigers improved to 2-3-2 on the year and moved to 1-0 in The American. The triumph was UM's first victory over UC since 2013.
In a tightly-contested matchup between two conference foes, the game featured a lot of ebb and flow. After a competitive, scoreless first half in which the two teams alternated as the aggressor, the Bearcats broke the tie early in the second half with a score by freshman midfielder Soren Jensen (Gentofte, Denmark) during the 54th minute. The Tigers answered minutes later with the equalizer in the 59th minute and followed again with the go-ahead score in the 61st minute. UM added an insurance goal shortly after in the 68th minute to pull away, 3-1.
UC nearly got within one goal late when freshman forward Darryn Commissiong (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary Catholic) raced down the field and flipped the ball over the defense only to have the ball hit off the post and cleared away by a Tigers defender. Playing well for 80 minutes, the 10-minute flurry by the visitors from Memphis proved costly for the Bearcats as they dropped a 3-1 decision.
Jensen's score in the 54th minute was his first as a Bearcat and marked the fifth score for a UC newcomer this season. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Pearce Skinner (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) was solid between the pipes with six saves. Skinner has notched 19 saves in his last three matches. Sophomore midfielder David Sanz (Santander, Spain/IE La Marina) had one shot on goal which was a header off of a redshirt sophomore defender Elias Helbig (Denver, Colo./East/Creighton) cross into the box in the 32nd minute that just happened to find the UM keeper who was in the right spot at the right time.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
54' – CIN Soren Jensen
Sanz sent a corner kick into the box where the ball was knocked around and found its way to Jensen outside the box who fired a shot from distance through the crowd for the first score of the match.
59' – MEM Ben Roberts (David Zalzman)
Took a corner kick to the back post for the equalizer.
61' - MEM Chris Mikus (Burke Fahling)
Fired a shot with his right foot from inside the 18 to the far post for the go-ahead goal.
68' – MEM Jackson Morse (Burke Fahling)
Deposited a header back post off of a service from the left flank.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will be back at Gettler Stadium on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff versus Green Bay. Admission to the match is free as part of the Experience UC initiative.
CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati men's soccer suffered a 3-1 setback Saturday at Gettler Stadium to the Memphis Tigers in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
With the loss, UC's three-match unbeaten streak was snapped as its record dropped to 4-3-1 overall and 0-1 in AAC action. Saturday's shortfall also marked the Red & Black's first setback at Gettler since Oct. 29, 2016 against Tulsa. Meanwhile, the Tigers improved to 2-3-2 on the year and moved to 1-0 in The American. The triumph was UM's first victory over UC since 2013.
In a tightly-contested matchup between two conference foes, the game featured a lot of ebb and flow. After a competitive, scoreless first half in which the two teams alternated as the aggressor, the Bearcats broke the tie early in the second half with a score by freshman midfielder Soren Jensen (Gentofte, Denmark) during the 54th minute. The Tigers answered minutes later with the equalizer in the 59th minute and followed again with the go-ahead score in the 61st minute. UM added an insurance goal shortly after in the 68th minute to pull away, 3-1.
UC nearly got within one goal late when freshman forward Darryn Commissiong (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary Catholic) raced down the field and flipped the ball over the defense only to have the ball hit off the post and cleared away by a Tigers defender. Playing well for 80 minutes, the 10-minute flurry by the visitors from Memphis proved costly for the Bearcats as they dropped a 3-1 decision.
Jensen's score in the 54th minute was his first as a Bearcat and marked the fifth score for a UC newcomer this season. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Pearce Skinner (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) was solid between the pipes with six saves. Skinner has notched 19 saves in his last three matches. Sophomore midfielder David Sanz (Santander, Spain/IE La Marina) had one shot on goal which was a header off of a redshirt sophomore defender Elias Helbig (Denver, Colo./East/Creighton) cross into the box in the 32nd minute that just happened to find the UM keeper who was in the right spot at the right time.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
54' – CIN Soren Jensen
Sanz sent a corner kick into the box where the ball was knocked around and found its way to Jensen outside the box who fired a shot from distance through the crowd for the first score of the match.
59' – MEM Ben Roberts (David Zalzman)
Took a corner kick to the back post for the equalizer.
61' - MEM Chris Mikus (Burke Fahling)
Fired a shot with his right foot from inside the 18 to the far post for the go-ahead goal.
68' – MEM Jackson Morse (Burke Fahling)
Deposited a header back post off of a service from the left flank.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will be back at Gettler Stadium on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff versus Green Bay. Admission to the match is free as part of the Experience UC initiative.