MOORHEAD, Minn. – Afonso Silva (Lisbon, Portugal/) made three saves as the St. Scholastica men's soccer team played Concordia-Moorhead to a 0-0 draw Saturday at the Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex.
The Saints moved to 7-9-1 overall and 4-4-1 in MIAC play, while the Cobbers finished the afternoon at 2-8-6 overall and 0-6-4 in the conference.
St. Scholastica generated the early pressure, putting three shots on goal in the opening 21 minutes. Alexander Estrada-Cortez (Richfield, MN/Richfield HS) and Harry Cook (Fareham, England/Henry Cort Community College) each tested Concordia goalkeeper Dante Kummer in the first seven minutes, while Daniel Durney (Winchester, England/) added another attempt that Kummer stopped at 20:50.
The Saints outshot the Cobbers 7-4 in the opening half and earned four corner kicks to Concordia's one. Silva stopped Johan Lizarraga in the 33rd minute, and Kummer denied Jakob Jansen (Lengerich, Germany/) in the 42nd minute to keep the match scoreless at halftime.
Concordia held an 11-5 advantage in shots after the break, but Silva and the CSS defense kept the Cobbers off the scoreboard. Silva turned away Ricco Rolle in the 65th minute and Noah Meyer in the 78th. Concordia also struck the crossbar twice during the second half.
CSS created several late opportunities of its own. Durney put a shot on target in the 72nd minute before Kummer stopped attempts from Kiki Schmitz (Meerbusch, Germany/) and Vasco Carneiro (Lisbon, Portugal/) less than a minute apart in the closing seven minutes.
Schmitz led St. Scholastica with four shots, while Durney recorded three, including two on goal. Carneiro added two attempts. Concordia finished with a 15-12 edge in total shots, but CSS held a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal and a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. Kummer finished with seven saves.
St. Scholastica travels to UW-Platteville for a nonconference matchup Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m.
