INDIANAPOLIS – In a match that was suspended on Friday evening, due to weather, and then reconvened one day later, the Butler men's soccer team netted two goals and defeated Oakland by a final score of 2-1. As no goals were scored, all stats from the Friday-night start were withdrawn, and a complete game of 90 minutes was played on Saturday at Varsity Field. The Bulldogs (2-0-1) scored in the 14
th minute and took an early lead, but just after the halftime break, the Golden Grizzlies (0-3-0), out of the Horizon League, leveled the score at one. With four minutes remaining in the match, a Butler corner kick set up the game-winning goal on a header into the net.
Key Moments
- 14' | Ryan Hannosh finds Palmer Ault, and Ault quickly redirects the ball to Josemir Gomez. Gomez sends the ball past the Oakland keeper, and the Dawgs take an early, 1-0, lead.
HALFTIME
- 48' | Oakland levels the score at one when Francesco Mazzei takes a ball from Julian Kanzler, finds an opening inside the area, and places a shot into the goal.
- 86' | The Bulldogs earn a corner kick and Joost de Schutter serves the ball to the far post. Henri Kumwenda leaps high with his defender and heads the ball down and into the goal.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS:
Josemir Gomez,
Henri Kumwenda
ASSISTS:
Ryan Hannosh,
Palmer Ault,
Joost de Schutter
Bulldog Bits
· The goal by
Josemir Gomez was his third this season and the 19
th in his collegiate career.
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Henri Kumwenda's goal was his first of the season and the fourth of his career.
· The assist from
Ryan Hannosh was his third of the season and the sixth of his career.
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Palmer Ault's assist was his first of the season and the seventh of his career.
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Joost de Schutter's assist was his second of the season and the third of his career.
Up Next
Butler hosts Indiana in the Sellick Bowl on Wednesday, September 4.
