SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men's soccer was held to a 0-0 draw against McKendree at Harrison Stadium on Sunday's Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) matchup.
Neither team could get momentum going in the first half. Sam Tagg opened the half with a shot in the first 30 seconds, followed by a
Mason Platts shot in the second minute. McKendree had a string of shots in the middle of the half, but none of them found the target. The last action of the half came from Abduallah Iqbal with a shot in the 39
th minute that missed wide.
Both teams fought for a lead in the second half, but neither could find the back of the net. The Bearcats opened the half with a shot in the 54
th minute.
Mason Platts forced a save from McKendree's goalkeeper in the 60
th minute off a corner kick opportunity. Later in the half,
Steen Voller forced two saves from McKendree in the 73
rd minute, followed by a shot from
Guilherme Maia that was just wide of the net. The Bearcats had the last chance of the game with a shot in the last minute, but the game ended in a scoreless tie.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sam Tagg and Mason Platts opened the game with early shots.
- The Panthers defended a string of shots from the Bearcats in the 20th minute.
- Abdullah Iqbal closed the first half with a shot.
- Mason Platts forced a save from the McKendree goalkeeper in the 60th minute.
- Steen Voller had two shots on target in the 73rd minute, both stopped by the Bearcats' goalkeeper.
- Drury defended McKendree's last-minute attack, as the match ended 0-0.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Steen Voller led both teams with two shots, both on target.
- Camden Meyer, Carson Morgan, Rian Mulherin, and Sergio Aznar put in 90-minute shifts.
- Meyer recorded his first clean sheet of the season.
- Meyer is three saves away from moving into seventh all-time in career saves.
- Drury outshot their opponent for the first time this season, 10 shots to six.
- Six shots marked the lowest amount of shots Drury has allowed this season.
- The Panthers had eight corner kick opportunities in the second half.
- Drury moves to 1-2-4 on the season.
UP NEXT
Drury is back on the road for GLVC play against Illinois Springfield on Friday, Oct. 3. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. in Springfield, Ill.
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