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Newman University Athletics

Men's Soccer Warming up
1
Harding HARDIN (1-1-0, 0-1-0)
5
Winner Newman NEWMAN (2-3-0, 1-2-0)
Harding HARDIN
(1-1-0, 0-1-0)
1
Final
5
Newman NEWMAN
(2-3-0, 1-2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harding HARDIN 1 0 1
Newman NEWMAN 2 3 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Lerech's Four Goals Help Newman Cruise Past Harding

WICHITA, Kan. – The Newman Jets men's soccer team returned to action this afternoon hosting Harding University at Stryker Sports Complex.  After falling behind in the first half, the Jets would outscore the Bison 5-0 led by Ignacio Lerech, who would have a career high 4 goals, in the Jets 5-1 win over Harding.

Key Sequence

After trailing 1-0 in the first half, Ignacio Lerech would get past the Bison defense and beat their goalkeeper to tie the game 1-1 in the 40th minute.  Lerech would add another goal in the next minute to break the tie.  In the second half, Lerech would beat the goalkeeper on two different penalty kicks to make the score 4-1, netting his third and fourth goals of the game. The Jets would add one more goal in the 70th minute by Andre Gomes Dias to take a commanding 5-1 lead.

Scoring Plays

31' – Wissem Obeid, unassisted (HAR)
40' – Ignacio Lerech, assisted by Jean Claude Consol (NEWMAN)
41' – Ignacio Lerech, assisted by Duarte Mendes (NEWMAN)
46' – Ignacio Lerech, Penalty Kick (NEWMAN)
63' – Ignacio Lerech, Penalty Kick (NEWMAN)
70' – Andre Gomes Dias, assisted by Carlos Bellosta Manchon (NEWMAN)

How It Happened

The Jets and Bison each shot 12 times in this contest but the Jets would have 8 shots on goal versus the Bison's 5. The Bison would get the scoring started in the 31st minute when Wissem Obeid beat Jean Claude Consol to give the Bison the early 1-0 lead.  The Jets would respond as Ignacio Lerech would beat the defense when a punt from Newman goalkeeper Jean Claude Consol would bounce over the back line and Lerech would beat a charging Bison goalkeeper. In the very next minute, Lerech would put in another goal to give the Jets a 2-1 lead on a goal similar to his last. On this goal, Claude Consol would punt the ball and it would bounce around before Duarte Mendes would head it to Lerech who would put another past the Bison goalkeeper. In the second half, Harding would commit a foul in the box on Lerech just 30 seconds into the half resulting in a penalty kick, Lerech would beat the goalkeeper for his third goal of the game. In the 63rd minute, Lerech would add one more goal on another penalty kick that gave the Jets the 4-1 lead. The Jets would add one more goal in the 70th minute by Andre Gomes Dias that gave Newman the 5-1 lead.

What's Next

The Jets will be back in action on March, 10th as they host FC Wichita U-20 with kick-off scheduled for 5:00 PM.
 
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