ALEXANDRIA, La. – Pablo Dominguez de León scored a pair of goals as the Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw against Louisiana State University of Shreveport.
"A 2-2 draw feels like a loss to me," LSUA Head Coach
Mackenzie Young said. "We had a really good first half, I think it was a tale of two halves for us. We started really strong and got a two-goal lead. We concede a penalty early on the in the second half and the momentum shifts and they go and get the equalizer. We had a chance with Pablo to make it 3-1, but it's one of those games in the fine margins if we score that we may get three points. Overall, I'm proud of the boys for fighting through."
The Generals (6-3-2, 4-0-2 RRAC) finished with eight shots, four of which were on goal. The Pilots (7-2-3, 6-0-1 RRAC) finished with 11 shots, six on goal.
Dominguez de León's first goal came in the 25
th minute.
Joshua Angel Craven sent a ball towards the box where Dominguez de León finished his chance to put the Generals up 1-0. Nine minutes later, he scored again. Angel Craven's corner was touched over to Dominguez de León by
Adam Sherwood for a 2-0 LSUA advantage.
Valeriu Tarlev made his first stop of the evening in the 49
th minute, keeping a shot from Jack Thomas out. The senior keeper made four stops in the contest.
In the 52
nd minute Liam Vivian was called to the spot for the Pilots and converted his penalty chance, cutting the Generals' lead to 2-1.
The equalizing goal came in the 81
st minute. Caleb Marchany touched the ball back to Guillermo Ferreiro from in close and Ferreiro slipped his shot inside the post.
Tarlev ensured the draw in the final minute, keeping a shot from David Dancetovic out.
LSUA is back in action on Saturday, October 12, as they host Texas A&M-Texarkana at 3:30 PM.
