Photos by Elenna Koenig | The Doane Owl
(Left) Senior Samuel Montanez kicks ball out of the goal box. (Middle) Senior Ameer Madden receives ball to kick into the goal. (Right) Senior Brody Mueller is passing the ball to one of his teammates.
On Sept. 14, the Tigers competed at home against the University of Jamestown, this game was an intense battle, which ended the game being a tie 2-2.
Starting off in the first half, Jamestown’s Alejandro Tocino Vid made a goal just three minutes into the game. However, towards the end of the first half, senior Guillem Colom scored a goal after receiving a pass from senior Ameer Madden in minute 43’. After the first half, Jamestown had out-shot the Tigers with 7-3.
Going strong into the second half of the game, Madden was able to gain another goal for the Tigers after receiving a pass from junior Nicolas Jones in minute 57’. However in minute 74’, senior Samuel Montanez, who was the keeper at the time, got called for an illegal touch which made the Tigers one man down.
Picking the game back up, Jamestown attempted to shoot for a goal, however, sophomore Curtis Oberg was able to block the shot. Soon after this, Jamestown was about to rebound the ball which led to them making a goal, which tied the game.
Throughout the game, Jamestown had 18 shots in total with 12 of them being on the goal, while the Tigers had six shots with three being on the goal. For saves, the Tigers finished with 10, while the Jimmies only ended with one.
On Sept. 18, the Tigers will be competing back at Al-Papik Stadium, this time against Briar Cliff University, where this game will begin their conference play, with kick-off set to begin at 7:15 p.m.
