ROMEOVILLE, Ill.- Lewis men's soccer ended its season in a draw against Upper Iowa on Saturday (Oct.24) for Senior Night. With the tie, Lewis moves to 5-7-4 (4-6-4 GLVC), while Upper Iowa moves to 1-9-7 (1-9-4 GLVC).
IMPACT PLAYERS
Kuba Chrapczynski (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood) and
Joseph Munyaneza (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) each scored for the Flyers. In net,
Jan Foret (Velke Opatovice, Czechia/Skola Hlavniho Mesta Prahy) had six saves.
For the Peacocks, Pedro Campanha Buccini had one goal. Goalkeeper Noah Nymark-Pedersen made six saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lewis struck fast, scoring its first goal of the game in the sixth minute. Chrapczynski banked one in with an assist from
Kuba Slupski (Carol Stream, Ill./West Chicago). About 15 minutes later, the Flyers secured their second and final goal, this time from Munyaneza, to make it 2-0. The Peacocks remained scoreless for the remainder of the first half as the Flyers led 2-0 at the half.
In the 80
th minute, the Peacocks scored their first goal to trail by only one. Just six minutes later, they scored another to level the score. Both teams looked for the game-winning goal, but neither succeeded, and the match ended 2-2.
GAME NOTES
- Lewis' record against Upper Iowa now sits at 7-3-3.
- Lewis received the only yellow card of the game.
- The Flyers had 15 shots while the Peacocks had 19.
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