ST. PETER, Minn. — The Augsburg University men's soccer team recorded its fifth tie of the season on Saturday, drawing Gustavus Adolphus College 1-1 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest on Saturday at Gustie Soccer Field. The Auggies scored in the first half before Gustavus answered in the second, leaving the teams even after 90 minutes. Augsburg put four of its eight shots on goal and made four saves, while the Gusties finished with a 12-8 edge in total shots.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 1, Gustavus 1
LOCATION: Gustie Soccer Field, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-1-5 overall (2-1-2 MIAC), Gustavus 5-2-2 overall (3-0-1 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Caleb Ibarra put Augsburg in front at 13:05, finishing off assists from
Cole Pettit and
Asher Johnson to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Earlier, Gustavus generated the first corner and two early shots, but the Auggies answered with
Asher Johnson's saved shot and a corner before breaking through. Augsburg kept pressing after the goal, with
Gio Casias forcing another save and Johnson adding two more attempts before the midway point of the half. The Gusties pushed back late in the half with several attacking actions, including a
Finnur Mercier save at 26:46 and three corners between the 28th and 42nd minutes, but the Auggies held the shutout and took the 1-0 lead into halftime.
Augsburg had to absorb an early second-half push from Gustavus, as Jack Isroff scored from Reid Wolf in the 52nd minute to tie the match at 1-1 before Mercier made saves on Kieran Mahan and Leo Runestad less than two minutes later. The Auggies started to create chances after the equalizer, with
Liam Paradiso missing left in the 60th minute and
Christopher Plaza Alvarado putting another shot left in the 72nd during a stretch that included multiple fouls and a Gustavus yellow card.
Eric Riera forced Jackson Baker into a save in the 77th minute, and Augsburg followed with a corner kick one minute later as it continued to press for another goal. Mercier added another save on Joe Flory in the 88th minute, and the Auggies saw out the final minutes after a late yellow card to Ibarra as the match finished 1-1.
Ibarra scored Augsburg's goal, finishing with one shot on goal.
Asher Johnson recorded an assist and led the Auggies with three shots, including one on frame. Pettit added an assist for Augsburg. Mercier played all 90 minutes in goal and finished with four saves.
QUOTES FROM AUGSBURG COACH GREG HOLKER
"A point on the road in the MIAC is never a bad thing, but we feel we let the win get away from us. On both ends of the field, we struggled to make the right decisions today and that's why we are sharing points. We created plenty of chances to win it, and we gave them chances as well."
"Unfortunately, I don't think anyone had a standout day. There were a lot of 5's and 6's on the field. Good, but not doing quite enough to be impactful. I do think Remus got much better in the second half and that was something of note."
"We are excited about the Twin Cities Marathon tomorrow morning. We will be at mile marker 19 on the Franklin Avenue bridge so any and all are welcome to join us. We will be there from 9:45-11:45 a.m., cheering on the runners, especially any Auggies (like Jorge Radilla!). Good luck to all that are running!"
UP NEXT
The Auggies travel to Eau Claire, Wis., to face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a nonconference game on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.
