0
UTRGV TGV (1-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Missouri St. MSU (3-0-2, 0-0-0)
UTRGV TGV
(1-3-1, 0-0-0)
0
Final
2
Missouri St. MSU
(3-0-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UTRGV TGV 0 0 0
Missouri St. MSU 0 2 2
Final UTRGV 0 Missouri State 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Defeated By No. 16 Missouri State

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's soccer team was defeated 2-0 by the No. 16 Missouri State Bears on Saturday at the Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium. 
 
Missouri State (3-0-2) received goals from Kian Yari and Aadne Bruseth. Goalkeeper Harry Townsend pitched a shutout with one save. UTRGV (1-3-1) had freshman goalkeeper Simon Madsen in goal and he recorded one save. The Bears outshot the Vaqueros 13-3 and 3-2 with shots on goal. 
 
The Vaqueros defense held strong despite Missouri State maintaining possession in its offensive half for 72 percent of the first half. A bevy of offside calls against the Bears helped UTRGV's cause in the first 12 minutes. 
 
Junior defender Fernando Silva was particularly strong when MSU was charging for the net. He stymied a Bears chance by heading away a cross, then he showed up again with a great stop late in the first half, heading away a would-be shot on goal when the Bears were attacking hard. UTRGV fouls resulted in two chances for the Bears in the final five minutes of the first half, but both were missed. 
 
Junior forward Jason Roblesjunior La Joya High alum Isaac Ochoagraduate student midfielder Yusuf Cueceoglusophomore defender Finn O'Connor and freshman defender Juan Pablo Gonzalez made defensive contributions throughout the contest. 
 
Senior defender Jan EngelsCueceoglu and Robles hustled to try to get the offense going, but UTRGV didn't get many scoring opportunities. The Vaqueros took three shots, sending two on goal, throughout the match.  
 
Twenty-six seconds into the second half, the Bears took their first shot of the frame, but again it sailed out. Silva continued to play well inside the penalty zone along with Ochoa. UTRGV kept the space in front of their net packed tightly with defenders to keep the Bears at bay for most of the contest. 
 
Missouri State scored twice in the 75th minute to secure a victory. Yari sent a long shot to the net which sailed over the heads of a leaping Madsen at 75:39. Six seconds later, a great pass from Jon Koka found Aadne Bruseth, who launched a shot that Madsen did make contact with, but it fell off the freshman's hand and into the front right corner of the net. 
 
UTRGV is back in action Saturday against Omaha at 6:30 p.m. at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. 

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
75:39
MSU Kian Yari (2)
Assisted By: Giacomo Sala
GOAL by MSU Yari, Kian Assist by Sala, Giacomo.
75:45
MSU Aadne Bruseth (2)
Assisted By: Jon Koka , Adrian Barosen
GOAL by MSU Bruseth, Aadne Assist by Koka, Jon and Barosen, Adrian.

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