Campbellsville, KY – For the second straight game the Patriots outshot their opponent, but were unable to convert any into goals, falling 1-0 to Campbellsville. The loss drops UC to a 4-2-2 record in the Mid-South Conference.
The Pats had double digit shots in both halves combining for 24, while the Tigers only had five and seven shots in each half. Of the 24 shots fired by UC, 11 were on frame for the second most in a game this season.
UC got the shots on frame going early, starting with
Karl-Emil Andersen who fired a shot in the eighth minute that the Tiger goalkeeper was able to stop.
The 33
rd minute saw a trio of shots by the Patriots all of them going on frame. The first one was sent in by Andersen but it was blocked for a corner kick. The opportunity led to another shot, this time by
Tommaso Ogliari and then another by Andersen, that was saved by the keeper.
Neither team was able to convert a goal in the first half for the 0-0 tie at the break. In the second half,
Stephen Appiah landed a header on net just 11 seconds into the period, but it was saved.
The Tigers scored their goal in 78' off a cross from the left side, to go up 1-0. In the next 12 minutes UC sent in five shots, but none of them able to cross the goal line.
Cumberlands drops their second straight game to now to be 7-4-3 on the year.
The Patriots will be back in action on Wednesday, October 19 at 7PM at Crestview Hills, KY against Thomas More.
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