Men's Soccer | 9/30/2021 7:57:00 AM

Box Score The panthers pushed from the very start of the game holding Jefferson in their own half for much of the first 20 minutes of the game. Murilo Oliveira came close with a shot from 25 yards out that was saved by the Jefferson goalkeeper. The panthers continued to push and create more chances which left Travis Martin coming close to hitting the back of the net in the 40th minute.The first half the panthers had much of the possession and dominated but failed to hit the back of the net. 

The second half Jefferson came out and put the panthers on the back foot with their pressing. The panthers stood tall and failed to be broken down until the 50th minute when Jefferson broke through and slid the ball past the Neosho goalkeeper Matteo Serra. This did not stop the panthers from continuing to dig in deep and continue playing their game. With a switch in formation the panthers began to see more chances in the second half. Tom Francois came up with a great assist to Kevin Monge who fired to ball into the Jefferson top corner to put the panthers 1-1 with 15 minutes left. 

The game then head into over time, the overtime both teams tried to push forward and score a goal but Matteo Serra stood strong making 3 excellent saves to keep the game at 1-1. After the two overtimes both teams where deadlock with the scores at 1-1. 

The panthers will move into conference play next Wednesday when they host KCKCC at the Chanute Soccer Complex.