Box Score SOUTHFIELD, Mich.- The Lawrence Technological University (Mich.) men's soccer team was defeated by Madonna University (Mich.) with a score of 1-2. Ryan Resendes(JR/Windsor, Ontario, Canada) scored the lone Blue Devil goal of the match in the first half. The Crusaders tied the game in the 63rd minute and scored the winning goal in the 87th. MU outshoot LTU 18-11. The Blue Devils had four shots on the first half and other four on the second. Goalkeeper Maxwell Jewett (JR/Sterling Heights, Mich.) had three saves, one on the first half and two on the second.
The first half was very intense and the ball was extremely divided. During the first 45 minutes of play, 20 fouls were committed between both teams. The first goal of the game arrived in the 43rd minute when Resendes sent the ball to the back of the net after receiving an assist from Jake Rajewski (JR/Midland, Mich.) to give LTU the 1-0 lead. This was Resendes' second goal of the season.
In the second half, the possession of the ball was divided between both teams once again. The Blue Devils tried increasing the scoreboard for the first 18 minutes of this half but were not successful on it. The Crusaders tied the game in the 63rd minute when Yuri Farkas shot just inside the left post after being assisted by Kazuya Odawara. LTU continued trying to score once again and had two shots and two corner kicks during the 24 minutes that followed. Caio Mazzo-Nagueria of MU scored the winning goal in the 87th minute after an assist of Odawara to give the Crusaders the final 2-1 lead. The Blue Devils were very close to tying the game in the 89th minute when Kevin Wight (JR/Linden, Mich.) had a shot on goal that was saved by goalkeeper Joe Smith.
Lawrence Tech asked Head Coach Will Dyer for his thoughts on the game. Here is what he had to say about the match:
"We had a game plan: "play good" and we took the lead. Unfortunately, a couple of mistakes lead us to leave their best player wide open. [The] boys are working hard. We just need consistency and patience. We are getting prepared for a very hard game against the University of Michigan-Dearborn (Mich.)".
The next time LTU is back on the field will be away on Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00 PM when they face University of Michigan-Dearborn.
