LEXINGTON - The University of Dayton men's soccer team went on the road to No. 2 University of Kentucky Wednesday and led most of the game, but left with a 2-2 draw after a late equalizer.
The Flyers (8-0-4, 2-0-3 A-10) went into the toughest environment they have faced this season while the Wildcats (8-0-3, 3-0-1 Sun Belt) were able to scratch out a tie after scoring against the run of play.
KEY MOMENT
86
th minute
– The Wildcats scored in the 86
th minute to tie the game and hang on to their unbeaten record.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- 0:59 – Dayton opens the game up with a goal in the first minute as senior Logan Brown put home the first strike for the Flyers.
- 38:25 – The Flyers got the second goal in the 39th minute from freshman Basit Umar, his second of the season.
- 43:49 - Kentucky got a goal back in the 44th minute with a goal from Enzo Maruiz.
- 85:03 – The Wildcats tied the score up in the 86th minute with another goal.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Dayton was out-shot in the game 19-9, while the Wildcats put eight on target.
- Senior Manny Day had a team-high two shots while freshman Casper Svendby had two shots as well.
- There were 18 fouls in the game, 11 by Dayton and seven by Kentucky.
- The Flyers' goalkeeper Dario Caetano had six saves in the contest.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"I was very happy with the team's performance tonight," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "We faced one of the best teams in the country along with very difficult weather conditions. The first half we were electric going forward and a bit unlucky to not get a third goal before half time. In the second half, we dropped off too much and sustained pressure late in the game when they found the equalizer. Overall though it is a great result on the road."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will return home to host VCU on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in Atlantic 10 action.