Tahlequah, OK - Newman lost to Northeastern St. 3-1 on Saturday. The Jets strike first, but the RiverHawks answer with three goals after halftime.
How It Happened:
The Jets created the first looks of the half with a corner at 2:45 and a
Kaisei Nagayoshi shot at 3:40, while
Guilherme Borges answered with a save at 7:22. After
Ailton Fagner Da Silva put another shot on frame and the Jets earned a corner,
Higor Werneck scored off
Daiki Okada's assist at 15:21 to put NU ahead 1-0. The middle of the half turned foul heavy, with the Jets protecting the lead while Borges made a save and Okada later forced a defensive stop. The Jets and RiverHawks traded more fouls late, including a yellow card to
Gabriel Sasso, before Borges made a final save to send NU into halftime with a 1-0 lead.
Northeastern St. tied the match early in the second half when Harry Tremblez converted a penalty kick at 47:08. Borges kept it level with a save that the Jets generated into corner kick at 54:33. Nagayoshi recorded a shot but was off target with it. Â Tremblez scored again at 59:04 to put the RiverHawks ahead 2-1. Cornelio added another goal at 69:07 to make it 3-1 after a Northeastern St. corner earlier in the sequence.
Io Shono put a shot on frame in the 82nd minute, but it was saved. A physical closing stretch that included a red card to
Gael Gonzalez ended with the RiverHawks holding the 3-1 final score.
Player Notes:
Higor Werneck scored the Jets' goal on his lone shot, putting the attempt on frame.Â
Up next, the Jets visit Rogers State on Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in Claremore, Oklahoma.
