(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS) FORT WAYNE, IND – The Green Bay men’s soccer team came up short against Purdue Fort Wayne 2-1 Saturday on the road at Hefner Soccer Complex. Green Bay fell to 3-7-4 overall and 2-3-3 in Horizon League play after the defeat. Purdue Fort Wayne scored early and never surrendered the lead. The Phoenix currently sits eighth in the league standings with nine points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Purdue Fort Wayne took a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute when Christian Agyekum got on the end of a Max Titterington pass and put it in the Phoenix goal.
Neither team scored again until the Mastodons doubled their lead in the 65th minute. Karsten Ternes converted on a PFW penalty kick to make it 2-0. The Phoenix responded with an 84th-minute goal from Nathan Hendricks, but was unable to score another to salvage a point.
GAME NOTES
- Green Bay received six yellow cards while PFW had four.
- Drew Swancutt collected four saves for the Phoenix out of 10 total Mastodons shots.
- PFW outshot Green Bay 10-9 and 6-4 in shots on goal.
- PFW sits in sixth in the league standings with 11 points.
UP NEXT
The Phoenix will look to make a push for the Horizon League Championships next Saturday at home when they host IU Indy at Aldo Santaga Stadium at 1 p.m. CT. GB will need to finish top six in the HL to make a postseason tournament appearance.
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