CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Coe College men's soccer team lost its American Rivers Conference home opener on Saturday evening, suffering a 3-1 defeat to Central College. The Kohawks fell behind in the 15th minute as Central took the lead with its third shot on target of the match. The Kohawks tied the game minutes later as
Jonah Lasselle scored his fifth goal of the season, finishing off a shot attempt from
Sebastian Pena that was parried directly into the freshman's path. Coe controlled much of the remainder of the first half but could not capitalize as the match went into the break at 1-1. Central scored the go-ahead goal in the 64th from a set piece and then added an insurance goal in the 89th to fend off Coe's comeback efforts.
CENTRAL 3 - COE 1
GAME FACTS
- Coe and Central traded early chances in the match, each forcing saves from the opposing keeper. The Dutch took the lead in the 15th as a ball squared across goal deflected to the back post for a simple finish. Lasselle continued to find the net for Coe later in the half, scoring in the 24th minute. Pena forced a save from distance with a low strike, and the keeper deflected it straight into the path of Lasselle for the equalizer. Central's go-ahead goal came from a long throw-in in the 64th, sending it into the six-yard box where a Dutch player rose for the goal-bound header. Coe pushed in the final 25 minutes of action but had five shots blocked by the Dutch defense, which locked down the back line before the game-sealing goal in the 89th.
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