Tulsa Men’s Soccer Battles 13th-ranked Missouri State to 1-1 Tie

Tuesday, September 5

Hurricane Stadium

7:00 pm

Tulsa

1-2-1, 0-0-0

Missouri State

2-0-1, 0-0-0

Missouri State

Tulsa

Tulsa Men’s Soccer Battles 13th-ranked Missouri State to 1-1 Tie

9/5/2023 11:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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After multiple delays, the Tulsa men's soccer team battled 13^th-ranked Missouri State to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday night at the Hurricane Soccer Stadium. The Golden Hurricane moved to 1-2-1 on the season, while the Bears moved to 2-0-1 overall.

"We had to play through a lot tonight, a 1:20 rain delay and a red card so we played a man down for quite some time, but overall I thought our guys defended well and I was pleased with the work of the midfield players."

Tulsa will return to action on Saturday, September 9 against Drake beginning at 7:00 pm at the Hurricane Stadium.

How it Happened
Tulsa was awarded a penalty kick at the 23:39 mark after Malik Henry-Scott was taken down in the box. Sergio Baena took the PK and scored into the lower right side to give TU the early lead.

Javier Martin Gil scored on a long pass into the box from Kian Yari with just 19 seconds remaining in the first half to tie the score, 1-1.

Game Notes

The Tulsa men's soccer team has not lost a regular season home game in over three years, tallying a 20-0-4 mark in that time. Tulsa's last regular season home loss came against Cincinnati (1-0) on October 19, 2019.
Tulsa and Missouri State battled for 15:08 off the clock before an 80-minute lightning delay.
Camilo Vargas was issued a red card at the 38:00 mark, forcing TU to play a man down for the final 52 minutes of the game.
MSU's Gijs Hovius earned a red card at the 80:33 mark, evening the field to 10-on-10.
The stadium lights shut off at 10:30 pm with 4:19 left to play in the contest and stayed off for 17 minutes.
MSU had a 9-3 lead in shots, including a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.
The Bears had an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Scoring Summary
Tulsa 1 0 - 1
MSU 1 0 - 1

Individual Scoring
Sergio Baena (Tulsa) at 23:39 (penalty kick)
Javier Martin Gil (MSU) at 44:41 (Kian Yari)

Goalkeeper Saves
Alex Lopez (Tulsa) – 3
Harry Townsend (MSU) – 1