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Franck Kouentchi
Cody Clark
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AUM AUM (1-0-1, 0-0-0)
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Tampa TAM (0-1-1, 0-0-0)
AUM AUM
(1-0-1, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Tampa TAM
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
AUM AUM 0 1 1
Tampa TAM 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Cody Clark

Men's Soccer Battles to 1-1 Draw at Tampa

Warhawks Earn Four Points in the Sunshine State on the Weekend

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery men's soccer team took a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute thanks to some nifty passing, but the University of Tampa Spartans converted a penalty kick to tie the game and leave the match in a 1-1 draw.

Yanis Lasri and Andrew Strait combined to find the foot of Franck Kouentchi in front of goal for the Warhawks, and the senior forward found the back of the net for his first goal of the season. With the tie against Tampa and the win over Saint Leo, the Warhawks come away with four points on the opening weekend.

THE WARMUP

Score: AUM 1, UT 1
Records: AUM 1-0-1 | UT 0-1-1
Series: Tampa leads 2-1-1
Location: Tampa, Fla. | Pepin Stadium
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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Both teams combined for eight shots in the first half, with three for AUM and five for Tampa, but neither side was able to find the back of the net.
  • The Warhawks earned four corner kicks in the opening half but were unable to gain an advantage. 
  • 12 first-half fouls characterized another physical half between the Warhawks and the Spartans.
  • In the 54th minute, AUM found a way in front. Yanis Lasri intercepted a ball just outside the box and found Andrew Strait on the left side, who slipped a ball in front of the net that was cleaned up by Franck Kouentchi for a 1-0 AUM advantage.
  • The Spartans were helped by a friendly whistle in the 78th minute, as Theo Maye converted a penalty kick to tie the match 1-1.
  • Tampa found a couple of late shots, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Spartans took 11 shots to AUM's seven and also had five corner kicks to AUM's four.
  • Strait and Lasri each registered their first assists of the season. Kouentchi also posted his first goal of the year, which is the 11th goal of his AUM career.
  • William Blake made four saves on the afternoon for the Warhawks.

UP NEXT

AUM returns to Montgomery to welcome the University of Mobile (Ala.) to the AUM Soccer Complex on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

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