BETHANY, Okla. — Newman (5-11-2, 4-6-2) played Southern Nazarene (8-7-2, 5-5-2) to a 0-0 tie Saturday. The Jets kept the match scoreless through a second-half stretch from 69:54 to 80:06 that included seven Crimson Storm attacking actions.
How it Happened
Higor Werneck put the Jets' first look on frame at 3:13, and after the Crimson Storm generated a corner and a Pedro Belmont shot, NU came back with a
Skylur Staley attempt, a corner kick and a
Tomas Melon shot saved by Aimar Aramendia. The Crimson Storm put together three shots between 26:09 and 26:36, including a Bekir Lekic effort saved by
Mathis Lefevre, but the Jets kept the half scoreless and moved back forward with corner kicks at 31:58 and 33:39. Staley and Melon each added shots during the Jet's stretch, with Melon forcing another save at 37:40, before the Crimson Storm closed the half with chances from Lucas Young, Belmont off the woodwork at 39:13 and Kaden Slaven saved by Lefevre at 43:04 as the match remained 0-0 at halftime.
Newman generated the first look of the second half when
Yohsuke Ono put a shot on frame at 47:00, and Lefevre answered at the other end with a save on Francisco Chong at 56:38. The match tightened after the Jets received two team yellow cards and a red card to
Guilherme Borges at 63:50, but Staley still got off a shot moments later before the Crimson Storm built pressure with a corner, multiple attempts and Pedro Belmont's shot off the left woodwork at 70:38. The Crimson Storm continued to press through the middle of the half, while
Kaisei Nagayoshi forced Aimar Aramendia into a save at 77:12 to keep the match scoreless. The Jets earned corners at 83:10 and 89:31 and had two late Ono attempts, while Lefevre added another save on Chong at 85:02, but neither side broke through before the match finished 0-0.
Player Highlights
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Mathis Lefevre recorded four saves over 90 minutes and was credited with a shutout
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Yohsuke Ono finished with three shots, putting one on goal
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Skylur Staley tallied three shots for the Jets
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Tomas Melon put both of his shot attempts on goal
