The Dordt University men's soccer team controlled much of the match Saturday night but came away with a 1-1 draw against Mount Marty in GPAC action at Crane Youngworth Field in Yankton, S.D.

• Box Score | PDF

Senior Nekild Agalliu gave the Defenders the early edge, scoring in the 32nd minute to put Dordt ahead 1-0. The goal was Agalliu's first of his career and capped off a dominant first half in which Dordt outshot the Lancers 6-2 and earned four corner kicks.

Mount Marty found the equalizer in the 57th minute when Andreas Socratous scored off a feed from Arthur Rodriguez. 

By the Numbers:

• Dordt outshot the Lancers 13-9, including a 7-4 advantage in shots on-goal
• both teams totaled seven shots in the second half
• Agalliu and Pablo Martin Domingo led the Defenders with two shots on-frame
• Anton Forsch, Marco Laenen and Tyson Reitsma all recorded on shot on-goal
• Shad Jaeger (2-4-1) made three saves
• Jaeger, Julian Janssen, Levi Jaeger, Anton Forsch and Agalliu all played the full 90 minutes
• Mount Marty goalie Juan Pablo Navia (2-1-2) made six saves in 90 minutes
• both Zachary Hebda and Andreas Socrates had two shots on-goal

Defender Notes:

• the Defenders have held their opponents to two goals or less in all but one match this season
• this was the third consecutive match the Defenders totaled 10-plus shots 
• the Defenders have totaled 10-plus shots in six total matches this season
• Agalliu netted his first career goal and first career points
• nine different players have scored a goal this season
• Dordt is now 23-3-3 all-time against Mount Marty

Up Next:

• Dordt will host Waldorf on Wednesday, Oct. 1

  Read Full Article