Dordt University men's soccer battled back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw against Doane University (Neb.) in a spirited GPAC match-up Saturday afternoon at the Defender Soccer Complex.
The Defenders push their record to 1-3-4 in the GPAC, 4-5-6 overall; Doane is now 1-3-4 in the GPAC, 2-8-4 overall.
Trailing 2-0 midway through the second half, senior forward
Anton Forsch, who shifted to the midfield line after playing on defense in the first half, delivered a clutch performance, scoring twice to tie the match. Forsch's first goal came from the left corner in the 66th minute, and he followed it up with the equalizer in the 84th minute off an assist from
Tate Hansen.
Doane struck first in the 12th minute when Tigers' leading goal scorer Mateo Jelicich found the back of the net, assisted by Nicolas Jones. Jelicich doubled the Tigers' lead in the 63rd minute, finishing a pass from Kai Goodman.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt outshot the Tigers 18-12 for the match, holding the advantage each half
- shots on-goal were even, 10-10
- Joseba Zabala accounted for a match-high five shots on-goal
- Anton Forsch (3) and Pablo Martin Domingo (2) had the other shots for Dordt
- Shad Jaeger (3-4-5) made five saves
- four Defenders, Jaeger, Julian Janssen, Vincent Croney and Anton Forsch, played the full 90 minutes
- Mateo Jelicich led Doane with four shots on-goal
- six other Tiger players totaled one shot on goal
- Curtis Oberg made three saves in the first half; Simon Aponte Morales stopped two Dordt shots
Defender Notes:
- both teams earn a point and remain tied in the updated GPAC standings; they drop back into a tie for 8th place after Briar Cliff earned three points with a win over Mount Marty
- the Defenders have two matches left in the regular season
- Forsch lead the Defenders with five goals this season
- this was the first career, multi-goal match for Forsch
- Tate Hansen recorded his second assist of the season
- this was the third consecutive match the Defenders had 10-plus shots on-goal; their eighth in the last nine matches
- Dordt has had 11 matches with 10-plus shots this season
- Dordt moved to 9-17-3 all-time against Doane, 5-6-3 at home
Up Next:
- Dordt will play Concordia in Seward, Neb. in the final road match of the regular season for the Defenders
