Men's Soccer Drops Non-Conference Finale to Central Arkansas

Tuesday, October 22

Memphis, Tenn.

7:00 PM

University of Memphis

9-4-0, 3-1-0

Central Arkansas

8-5-1, 2-1-0

Central Arkansas

Memphis

Photo by: Eric Glemser

Men's Soccer Drops Non-Conference Finale to Central Arkansas

Oct 22, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – The Memphis men's soccer team closed its non-conference schedule with a 4-1 loss to Central Arkansas on Tuesday. The Tigers now shift their focus on three league matches down the stretch of the regular season.

Memphis started on its heels from the early moments of the match, surrendering a PK in the second minute. Before the Tigers could regroup, UCA put another score on the board.

A sloppy first half plagued the Tigers, as possession was tough to maintain for the home team. Memphis, a team that usually counter-attacks well, struggled to respond on defensive stops and create offense. Memphis was outshot in the first 45 minutes 8-2.

Coming out of the break, the Tigers took the field with renewed energy, but could not overcome the pressure of the UCA defense with consistency. A fourth goal in the 57^th minute from the visitors put the Tigers deeper in a deficit, without much time to start a comeback.

Artur De Luca provided a bright spot for Memphis on a set piece late in the second half. Lining up a free kick on the right side of the field, the Sao Paulo, Brazil native ripped a curling shot that found the top left corner of the goal, sailing just between the outstretched keeper's hand and the corner of the crossbar, giving Memphis its only score of the evening.

Memphis stays home for its next match as AAC foe Tulsa on Saturday, Oct. 26. Follow the Tigers on social media at /MemphisSoccer and @MemphisMSoccer for more information.