Spring Break
Roos battle to 2-2 stalemate
David Cordill
Issue date: 9/8/08 Section: Sports
UMKC came to terms with adversity in the Sunshine State and walked off a steamy pitch with a 2-2 draw against the Florida International University (FIU) Panthers Sunday afternoon.
Senior reserve goalkeeper Ricardo Guerra got the unexpected start for the Roos after scheduled senior starter Ken Cooper fell ill during pregame warm-ups.
"Guerra" translates as "war," and war was what the Roos entered into.
The Roos played minus one player during the final minutes of regulation and both overtime periods after sophomore defender Brian Quintana was ejected. Quintana's second yellow card reduced the Roos' on-field presence to 10 players.
The match wasn't the cleanest for the FIU Panthers either, who were whistled for 32 fouls. UMKC finished the match with 19.
UMKC men's soccer Head Coach Rick Benben said the result was "probably fair" considering the pickle his team put themselves into. After taking a 1-0 lead, the Kangaroos trailed 3-1 at the half, after yielding two quick scores. They were able to come back and tie the match in the 80th minute.
"We gave away two pretty bad defensive mistakes to put us behind," Benben said. "You have to be happy with the draw."
The Kangaroos opened up the scoring in 31st minute with the header of a former Panther. Junior UMKC forward Levi Coleman, a transfer from FIU, nodded in his second goal of the year off sophomore midfielder John Bayron Sosa's free kick.
But another Guerra, Ricardo's older brother Juan, was quick to get the Panthers back into the game.
Junior J. Guerra, FIU's all-Conference USA midfielder from 2007, knotted the match at 1-1 with a shot from the top of the box in the 33rd minute.
Nearly three minutes later, the elder Guerra again opened fire on his younger sibling, sending three shots at the Kangaroo net minder. Ricardo saved the first effort and the second hit off the crossbar. But the third found the back of the net for J. Guerra and the Panthers led 2-1 going into intermission.
Senior reserve goalkeeper Ricardo Guerra got the unexpected start for the Roos after scheduled senior starter Ken Cooper fell ill during pregame warm-ups.
"Guerra" translates as "war," and war was what the Roos entered into.
The Roos played minus one player during the final minutes of regulation and both overtime periods after sophomore defender Brian Quintana was ejected. Quintana's second yellow card reduced the Roos' on-field presence to 10 players.
The match wasn't the cleanest for the FIU Panthers either, who were whistled for 32 fouls. UMKC finished the match with 19.
UMKC men's soccer Head Coach Rick Benben said the result was "probably fair" considering the pickle his team put themselves into. After taking a 1-0 lead, the Kangaroos trailed 3-1 at the half, after yielding two quick scores. They were able to come back and tie the match in the 80th minute.
"We gave away two pretty bad defensive mistakes to put us behind," Benben said. "You have to be happy with the draw."
The Kangaroos opened up the scoring in 31st minute with the header of a former Panther. Junior UMKC forward Levi Coleman, a transfer from FIU, nodded in his second goal of the year off sophomore midfielder John Bayron Sosa's free kick.
But another Guerra, Ricardo's older brother Juan, was quick to get the Panthers back into the game.
Junior J. Guerra, FIU's all-Conference USA midfielder from 2007, knotted the match at 1-1 with a shot from the top of the box in the 33rd minute.
Nearly three minutes later, the elder Guerra again opened fire on his younger sibling, sending three shots at the Kangaroo net minder. Ricardo saved the first effort and the second hit off the crossbar. But the third found the back of the net for J. Guerra and the Panthers led 2-1 going into intermission.
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