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Akron Battles Saint Louis to 0-0 Double-Overtime Draw
September 16 | Men's Soccer
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – On a hot and humid night the 20th-rated University of Akron men's soccer team grinded out a 0-0 double-overtime draw at Saint Louis (1-3-1) on Saturday, Sept. 16.
"We did not have our best game tonight," Zips head coach Jared Embick commented. "Still we were able to grind out a result on the road. We played too slow at times and we have to continue to push tempo and be better in final third. Playing four of our first five games on the road has been difficult and we are looking forward to coming home and taking care of business."
The Zips (2-2-1) were outshot on the evening, 15-11, including 7-4 on goal.
Senior Sam Gainford (Liverpool, England) garnered a game-high four shots for Akron, while fellow senior Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) added a three-shot performance for the Zips. Anthony Brown directed the Billikens with three shots, while three other Saint Louis players tallied two shots each.
Registering a season-high seven saves en route to earning his second clean sheet of the season for Akron was junior goalkeeper Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany). Making three stops for the Billikens was Sascha Otte.
The tilt proved to be a defensive battle to begin the affair, as the first shot of the evening didn't occur until the 15th minute (14:56) when Lundt pulled in the save on a shot by Brown.
The Billikens garnered three more shots, including one thwarted by another Lundt save before Gainford unfurled a shot on goal at the 22:58 mark that was saved by Otte.
Lundt recorded his third save of the half in the 32nd minute (31:24) on a shot by Moussa Diarra.
The Zips were outshot in the initial stanza, 5-2, including 3-1 on goal.
Akron came out in the second half and picked up its offensive attack outshooting Saint Louis over the final 45 minutes, 7-5.
The Billikens posted the first two shots of the second half, but were again denied as Lundt notched his fourth save of the game at the 45:54 mark.
Gainford added a shot on frame in the 51st minute (50:04), while sophomore Nick Hinds (Plantation, Fla.) recorded his first shot of the evening, both which were pulled in for saves by Otte.
Lundt retained the shutout with saves at the 76:01 and 84:57 marks, respectively.
Holthusen's header attempt in the 89th minute (88:18) went just wide of target as the game went into overtime.
Brown nearly won the game for Saint Louis at the 95:41 mark as his header attempt from 10 yards out narrowly missed finding the corner of the net for the game-winner.
The Billikens kept the ball in the Zips' defensive third for extended periods in the first overtime period and the efforts resulted in a 5-1 advantage in shots.
Akron nearly won the game in the 110th minute (109:50) as only the Saint Louis defender clearing the ball off the line for a team save prevented senior Manuel Cordeiro's (Porto, Portugal) from netting the golden goal. The attempt marked the only shot in the period for either team.
The Zips return to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field to open a three-game homestand on Sept. 24 as Akron battles UMass Lowell in a 12 p.m. tilt.
Purchase 2017 Men's Soccer Season Tickets Click Here
BOXSCORE (PDF)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – On a hot and humid night the 20th-rated University of Akron men's soccer team grinded out a 0-0 double-overtime draw at Saint Louis (1-3-1) on Saturday, Sept. 16.
"We did not have our best game tonight," Zips head coach Jared Embick commented. "Still we were able to grind out a result on the road. We played too slow at times and we have to continue to push tempo and be better in final third. Playing four of our first five games on the road has been difficult and we are looking forward to coming home and taking care of business."
The Zips (2-2-1) were outshot on the evening, 15-11, including 7-4 on goal.
Senior Sam Gainford (Liverpool, England) garnered a game-high four shots for Akron, while fellow senior Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) added a three-shot performance for the Zips. Anthony Brown directed the Billikens with three shots, while three other Saint Louis players tallied two shots each.
Registering a season-high seven saves en route to earning his second clean sheet of the season for Akron was junior goalkeeper Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany). Making three stops for the Billikens was Sascha Otte.
The tilt proved to be a defensive battle to begin the affair, as the first shot of the evening didn't occur until the 15th minute (14:56) when Lundt pulled in the save on a shot by Brown.
The Billikens garnered three more shots, including one thwarted by another Lundt save before Gainford unfurled a shot on goal at the 22:58 mark that was saved by Otte.
Lundt recorded his third save of the half in the 32nd minute (31:24) on a shot by Moussa Diarra.
The Zips were outshot in the initial stanza, 5-2, including 3-1 on goal.
Akron came out in the second half and picked up its offensive attack outshooting Saint Louis over the final 45 minutes, 7-5.
The Billikens posted the first two shots of the second half, but were again denied as Lundt notched his fourth save of the game at the 45:54 mark.
Gainford added a shot on frame in the 51st minute (50:04), while sophomore Nick Hinds (Plantation, Fla.) recorded his first shot of the evening, both which were pulled in for saves by Otte.
Lundt retained the shutout with saves at the 76:01 and 84:57 marks, respectively.
Holthusen's header attempt in the 89th minute (88:18) went just wide of target as the game went into overtime.
Brown nearly won the game for Saint Louis at the 95:41 mark as his header attempt from 10 yards out narrowly missed finding the corner of the net for the game-winner.
The Billikens kept the ball in the Zips' defensive third for extended periods in the first overtime period and the efforts resulted in a 5-1 advantage in shots.
Akron nearly won the game in the 110th minute (109:50) as only the Saint Louis defender clearing the ball off the line for a team save prevented senior Manuel Cordeiro's (Porto, Portugal) from netting the golden goal. The attempt marked the only shot in the period for either team.
The Zips return to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field to open a three-game homestand on Sept. 24 as Akron battles UMass Lowell in a 12 p.m. tilt.
Team Stats
AKR
SLU
Goals
0
0
Shots
11
15
Shots on Goal
4
7
Saves
7
4
Corners
3
6
Fouls
15
17
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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