The Aurora University men's soccer team remains unbeaten in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play with a come from behind victory against the MSOE Raiders. The Raiders were the first to score, but two unanswered goals from the Spartans gave AU the 2-1 victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 2, Milwaukee School of Engineering 1
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park, Montgomery, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-4-0 (2-0-0 NACC); Milwaukee Engineering of Engineering 3-4-1 (1-1-0 NACC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Raiders opened the scoring on a well placed shot off a free kick from about 30 yards out, giving MSOE the 1-0 lead in the 19th minute.
- AU evened the score when
George Yanez found the upper ninety on a shot rocketed from the far right side of the field. Yanez scored his first goal of the season on a beautiful finish in the 48th minute.
- The score remained tied 1-1 at halftime.
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Eduardo Carrillo scored what would be the game winning goal in the 63rd minute. Carrillo slid the ball past the MSOE keeper from about seven yards out on a nicely played ball from
Salvador Garcia.
- The Spartans would go on to win the game, 2-1.
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: George Yanez and
Eduardo Carrillo (1)
ASSISTS: Salvador Garcia (1)
SAVES: Jalen Depenbrock (2)
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Wednesday, October 2 when the Spartans take on Illinois Institute of Technology. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.
