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November 01, 2000 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 1, 2000
Cincinnati, Ohio - The University of Louisville men's soccer team saw a two-goal lead erased in the second half to end in a 2-2 tie against Cincinnati on Wednesday evening at Meyers Field.
The Cardinals jumped on the board first 1:01 into the match when Shawn Faria rebounded a save by UC freshman goalkeeper Sacha Nathu and blasted a shot into the net for a quick 1-0 lead. Louisville continued to stay on the offensive until it scored again in the 18th minute when a UC clear ended up at the feet of Justin Prather, whose shot trickled past Nathu to give UofL a 2-0 lead.
The turning point of the match came early in the second half when Louisville's Adam Ottenbrajt was issued a red card, forcing Louisville to play a man down. Cincinnati quickly cashed in on the opportunity, scoring in the 69th minute when freshman John Haddad scored off a corner kick from classmate Tim Brown to cut the deficit to one.
The two teams returned to even strength when UC senior Issiah Davis was issued a second yellow card in the 76th minute, forcing both teams to play a man short. Cincinnati continued to dominate in the second half even after losing Davis, outshooting Louisville 7-2 in the second half. The barrage finally paid off when Vaughn earned a penalty kick when he was dragged down in the box and his penalty kick sailed beyond the outstretched arms of Cardinal goalkeeper Jeremy Morales.
The Bearcats owned most of the possession in the extra periods, holding UofL without a shot while putting two opportunities on goal.
Cincinnati outshot Louisville 13-7 for the match and 9-2 in the second half and overtime. Nathu made three saves in goal for UC, while Morales stopped four Bearcat shots.
Louisville will wrap up the season on Sunday Nov. 5 at Cardinal Park against UAB.
