AURORA, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team allowed a late goal and fell on the road to Aurora in the NACC South Division Tournament.
FINAL SCORE
Aurora 2, Benedictine 1
THE DETAILS
- Aurora grabbed an early 1-0 lead with a goal in the fourth minute
- The hosts put on early pressure and nearly added another a minute later but
Sal Tamayo rose to the occasion
- Omar Barragan put a shot on target in the 25th minute, leading to a corner kick
- Lukasz Sulka tied the game on a feed from Tomasz Sulka as a result of the corner
- Both teams created chances early in the second half with Tamayo recording a pair of saves and Benedictine posting three corners
- Aurora poked in the winner in the 80th minute
- Manav Soorma put a shot on goal for the tie in the 88th minute but was denied
STAT LEADERS
- Aurora held a 12-7 edge in shots with 10 on goal
- Tamayo made eight saves in goal
- Sulka led Benedictine with three shots