Oklahoma City Stars tie No. 2 MACU

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Sunday, October 23, 2022 – 04:30 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University tied Mid-America Christian University, the top-ranked crew within the SAC standings and the No. 2 ranked crew within the NAIA coach’s ballot. With the tie, OCU is now 10-4-1, 6-2 on the season, and fourth within the SAC standings with two video games remaining. The final time the Stars tied a ranked crew was 3/16/21 towards MACU with a closing rating of 1-1.
 
The first half featured 15 complete pictures with zero coming from the Stars and just one objective being scored by the Evangels within the twentieth minute. The Stars had zero pictures within the first half as MACU managed the ball an excellent majority of the time. Out of all 15 pictures MACU had solely 4 of them have been on objective.
 
The zero shot first half and one rating poor did not let hinder the Stars as they got here again with a objective within the forty ninth minute off a nook kick by Jordan Da Costa that was headed in underneath the keepers’ arms by Ignacio Sarasol, the objective by Sarasol was his first on the yr. The help by Gustavo Cardoso was his fourth. Once the second half began, the Stars would face one other deficit as MACU scored within the 54th minute from 12 yards out. Lucas de Freitas was the Star who got here up clutch with an equalizer within the sixty fourth minute after he took benefit of a misplay by the Evangels. He stole the errant cross and was alone for the breakaway objective from 24 yards out. The objective was his ninth on the season. Jordan Da Costa got here mere toes from a game-winning objective with lower than 20 minutes remaining as he obtained management of the free ball and shot it from simply previous midfield because the goalkeeper had moved up from his line. The ball sailed over the objective by no various toes. The Stars additionally had one other header objective taken again from an offsides penalty shortly after their game-tying objective.
 
Danilo Vilani stored the Stars within the recreation with an excellent displaying in each durations as he racked up 9 complete saves with 4 within the first interval and 5 within the second interval. MACU solely had two saves on the sport which provides credit score to their ball management and provides credit score to the Stars’ defensive prowess. Overall, the Stars completed with 10 pictures, 4 pictures on objective, and 9 saves. The Evangels completed with 26 pictures, eleven pictures on objective, and two saves. De Freitas led the Stars with three pictures. 
 
OCU will play their final away recreation as they head to Goodwell, Okla., to play Panhandle State on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

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