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Men's Soccer Plays Host to Omaha in Summit League Showdown

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

The Leathernecks seek their first Summit League victory of the season.

MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois men's soccer welcomes in Summit League foe Omaha at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.

LAST TIME OUT: 
The Western Illinois men's soccer team (2-7-3, 0-1-1) lost on a golden goal 1-0 in the 106th minute to Eastern Illinois (3-6-3, 1-0-1) on Saturday, Oct. 6.
 
Paul Kirdorf in the 21st minute and Daniel Kadima in the 26th minute both challenged the Eastern Illinois goalkeeper with shots that were hauled in. Trilk notched his only save of the first half off a corner in the 30th minute as the match was scoreless at halftime.  
 
Both sides were relatively quiet in the second half and one of the best looks came on a shot from Luke Duball, but it was saved in the 87th minute to help send the game to overtime in a scoreless tie. The Leathernecks provided both shots on goal during the first overtime, Daniel Kadima in the 94th minute and Paul Kirdorf in the 97th minute, yet the Panther keeper corralled both attempts.
 
The Panthers broke through in the 106th minute on a shot from the top of the box by Christian Sosnowski that rebounded from a defender and into the back of the net for the golden goal. The Leathernecks fell 1-0 in their first Summit League loss of the season.
 
SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS: 
Omaha is currently 2-5-1 overall and has not played since Oct. 3 after back-to-back games were canceled. The Leathernecks lost at Caniglia Field to the Mavericks last season by a score of 2-0.
 
Two-time 'National Coach of the Year' Bob Warming is in his first season in charge of Omaha men's soccer. Warming has coached for 40 seasons and ranks second among active NCAA Division I coaches with 463 wins including coaching stops at UNC Charlotte, Creighton, Saint Louis and Penn State. Sophomore forward Diego Gutierrez paces the Mavericks with five goals and four assists. Freshman midfielder Martin Veys adds three goals to the score sheet.
 
COACH JOHNSON'S THOUGHTS: 
"Omaha is a very good side so we are really looking forward to the game," Director of Soccer Dr. Eric Johnson said. "They have a couple of special players that will give us a great challenge. League games are special and this has the makings of a good one. We need points out of this one and the guys are up to it."  
 
LOOKING AHEAD: 
The Leathernecks travel to Denver on Saturday, Oct. 20 for another Summit League match under the lights at 8 p.m. (CT).
 
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