Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 14
Temple Sports Complex
7:00 p.m.
Temple University
6-6-1
2
vs
1
Cincinnati
5-6-1
1
2
F
CINCINNATI
0
1
1
Temple
1
1
2
Photo by: Carli Showmaker
Men's Soccer Snags 2-1 Conference Win Over Cincinnati
10.14.17 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA - Temple men's soccer (6-6-1, 2-2) downed Cincinnati (5-6-1, 0-4)Â on Saturday 2-1 in a flagrant conference match at the Temple Sports Complex to even its AAC record 2-2. Junior Hermann Doerner earned his first goal of the season and senior Joonas Jokinen aided the Owls with a penalty kick goal.
Keys to the Match
> Just seven minutes into the match, Cincinnati's Ryan Melnik was issued a yellow card yielding a penalty kick for the Owls. Jokinen nailed in the shot, giving Temple an early 1-0 lead. The goal was his third of the season.
> In the 12th minute, Cincinnati changed goalkeepers due to an injury. Noah Lawrence held the position for the remainder of the game.
> In the 66th minute, Doerner scored his first goal of the season, furthering Temple's ead 2-0. Assisted by redshirt senior Mark Grasela, Doerner slid the ball past the Bearcats' goalkeeper. The play was a collected off a header towards the goal that was deflected.Â
> Cincinnati earned a penalty kick in the 67th minute taken by David Sanz. The shot gave Sanz his eight goal of the season and putthe Bearcats on the scoreboard.Â
Match Notes
> A combined 10 yellow cards were issued throughout the game.
> Temple lead Cincinnati in shots 13-7.
> Cincinnati's Lawrence logged five saves.
> Temple took five of the match's corner kicks to Cincinnati's two.Â
Quotable
> "We played a very tough team in Cincinnati tonight. It was an intense match with intense rivalry, fortunately we came out on top. It was great to see Hermann score for us today to add to his other contributions throughout the season. Joonas was out for a while and his work today shows his efforts in getting back on track. Overall the guys played well and I think we are pretty confident in what we can do." - Head coach David MacWilliams
Up Next
> The Owls will continue its homestand on Tuesday, Oct. 17 as they host NJIT at 3 p.m.
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Keys to the Match
> Just seven minutes into the match, Cincinnati's Ryan Melnik was issued a yellow card yielding a penalty kick for the Owls. Jokinen nailed in the shot, giving Temple an early 1-0 lead. The goal was his third of the season.
> In the 12th minute, Cincinnati changed goalkeepers due to an injury. Noah Lawrence held the position for the remainder of the game.
> In the 66th minute, Doerner scored his first goal of the season, furthering Temple's ead 2-0. Assisted by redshirt senior Mark Grasela, Doerner slid the ball past the Bearcats' goalkeeper. The play was a collected off a header towards the goal that was deflected.Â
> Cincinnati earned a penalty kick in the 67th minute taken by David Sanz. The shot gave Sanz his eight goal of the season and putthe Bearcats on the scoreboard.Â
Match Notes
> A combined 10 yellow cards were issued throughout the game.
> Temple lead Cincinnati in shots 13-7.
> Cincinnati's Lawrence logged five saves.
> Temple took five of the match's corner kicks to Cincinnati's two.Â
Quotable
> "We played a very tough team in Cincinnati tonight. It was an intense match with intense rivalry, fortunately we came out on top. It was great to see Hermann score for us today to add to his other contributions throughout the season. Joonas was out for a while and his work today shows his efforts in getting back on track. Overall the guys played well and I think we are pretty confident in what we can do." - Head coach David MacWilliams
Up Next
> The Owls will continue its homestand on Tuesday, Oct. 17 as they host NJIT at 3 p.m.
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Team Stats
CIN
TU
Goals
1
2
Shots
7
13
Shots on Goal
1
7
Saves
5
0
Corners
2
5
Fouls
20
20
Scoring Plays
JOKINEN, Joonas (3)
TU JOKINEN, Joonas PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 3 for season.
7:01
DOERNER, Hermann (1)
headed towards goal deflected shot past
66:52
SANZ, David (6)
CIN SANZ, David PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 6 for season.
67:09
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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