Tigers Fall 3-0 at Home to Central Arkansas

Sunday, September 1

Memphis, Tenn.

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

1-3-0, 0-0-0

Central Arkansas

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Central Ark.

Memphis

Sep 01, 2024 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis men's soccer played its fourth-straight home match Sunday night, falling 3-0 to Central Arkansas at the Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex.

The loss drops the Tigers to 1-3 on the year, while the Bears improve to 2-1.

KEY MOMENTS

Central Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute when Tajio James found Pietro Fontana in stride from 10 yards out.
Memphis nearly found the equalizer late in the half after the offense settled in.
Giorgos Kondylis sent a shot in off a corner, but it sailed just over the crossbar before a header from Lucho Galizzi got snatched from the keeper as the Tigers went into the break down, 1-0.
Memphis came out of the break on the attack and was awarded a free kick just three minutes into the action. Gabriel Christensen lasered a shot over the wall that looked to get under the crossbar, but UCA's keeper got a hand on it and pushed it over.
A few seconds later, Christensen made a run through the defense and ripped a shot at the goal, but once again, it was scooped up.
The Bears doubled their lead in the 74^th minute when Fontana headed a ball that ricocheted off the keeper and into the net.
Central Arkansas added their final goal of the night in the 80^th minute.

NOTABLES

The Tigers outshot the Bears, 14-12, and put seven on target.
Logan Longo and Adam Yousfi led the team with three shots apiece.
Keeper Filip Sabatti recorded five saves in the defeat.

UP NEXT
Memphis hits the road for the first time this season with a pair of matches in the Peach State. The Tigers head to Mercer for a 6 p.m. CT kick on Thursday before a 5 p.m. CT start at Georgia State on Sunday.

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