DECORAH, Iowa — UW-Eau Claire tied (RV) Luther 2-2 on Tuesday at the Luther College Soccer Field. The teams matched goals in each half, with the Blugolds scoring once before halftime and once after intermission. The Blugolds put three of their eight shots on goal and were credited with six saves, while the Norse finished with 12 shots and eight on goal. Luther tied the match at 2-2 with nine seconds remaining.
Elijah Post converted a penalty kick at 41:51 as the Blugolds equalized and went to halftime tied 1-1. Earlier,
Payton Douglas helped the Blugolds absorb early Norse pressure with a save in the third minute before Nels Mortenson, assisted by Ignacio Duenas, put the Norse ahead at 10:38. The Blugolds created a response midway through the half, getting shots from
Tate McDermott and
Owen Backus along with corner kicks at 24:05 and 28:52 while the score remained 1-0. Douglas made three more saves after the Norse goal, stopping Francesco Mungari and Blake Prouty and adding one on Theo Cornell at 40:36, before Post's late penalty finished the half even.
With the match tied 1-1, the Blugolds created an early second-half chance when
Colin Mandernach hit the left woodwork at 50:20, and Douglas later saved Nels Mortenson's attempt at 61:56 before Post put a shot on frame at 65:21. The Norse pressed again with four corner kicks from 69:16 to 70:52 and a Douglas save on Elliot Lindberg at 70:43, but the Blugolds came through the stretch still level.
Luis Marquez Sedano put the Blugolds in front at 74:45, scoring off Thomas Slater's assist for a 2-1 lead. Francesco Mungari hit the left woodwork at 80:26, and the Blugolds added an 81:48 corner and a McDermott shot at 82:30 while playing through a physical closing stretch that included a
Noah Malcook yellow card. Mungari scored at 89:51 to tie the match at 2-2, where it finished.
Post scored a game-tying goal and put both of his shots on frame. Marquez Sedano also scored, finishing with one goal on his lone shot. Thomas Slater recorded an assist for the Blugolds. Douglas made six saves in 90 minutes, including four in the first half.
The Blugolds move to 7-3-6 overall and 1-1-2 in WIAC play. The Norse are 9-2-4 overall and 7-0-1 in the MWC.
Up next, the Blugolds host UW-Stevens Point on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at Simpson Field for their regular season finale.
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