ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The Lewis University men's soccer team suffered a setback against Illinois-Springfield, 3-1, in a Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup, Friday (Sept. 30).
Cristian Perez (Cicero, Ill./Morton East) scored his second goal of the season in the 25th minute.
TEAM RECORDS
Illinois-Springfield 3-3-3, 2-1-3 GLVC | Lewis 4-3-1, 2-2-1 GLVC
LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Perez
Shots: Arturs Gorodnickis (Riga, Latvia/Riga) (2),
Zahkar Shkidchenko (Kiev, Ukraine/) (2), Perez (2)
Shots on Goal: Perez (2)
Saves: Sebastian Doppelhofer (Liebmannweg, Austria/Kapfenburg) 1
HALF BREAKDOWN
First Half: Illinois Springfield 2, Lewis 1
- Illinois-Springfield did not waste any time as the Prairie Stars scored right away in the third minute to grab a 1-0 lead.
- Perez responded for the Flyers in the 25th minute scoring a goal.
- Matthew Beaulieu (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) tried to give Lewis the lead but his shot was saved.
- UIS tried to take the lead in the 32nd minute but Doppelhofer was there for the save.
- Shkidchenko went on the attack in the 35th minute but his shot was off target.
- Perez tried to score his second goal of the match in the 38th minute but UIS' goalkeeper saved it.
- In the 42nd minute, UIS doubled their lead after finding the back of the net from a corner kick.
Second Half: Illinois Springfield 1, Lewis 0
- Stefan Ziermann (Vienna, Austria/University of Economics) tried to tie the match up at 2-all but his shot went high in the 51st minute.
- Goronickis had two shots in a row in the 62nd and 64th minute but none of them were on target.
- UIS grabbed an 3-1 advantage in the 76th minute as the Prairie Stars found the back of the net again and that score would hold.
Final Score: Illinois Springfield 3, Lewis 1
Up Next
- Lewis will be back in action Sunday, Oct. 2 as the Flyers host Quincy at Lewis Stadium starting at 2:30 p.m. CT.
