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Box Score
 
LISLE, Ill. (Sep. 7, 2015) -The North Central College men's soccer team went down 3-1 to the Benedictine University Eagles at the Lisle Sports Complex on Monday.

On a muggy evening, the Cardinals were able to maintain their up-tempo game style, but came up short against a Benedictine team that was able to match their pace and athleticism.

Junior Chandler Olah scored off a penalty kick in the 75^th minute, taking his tally to two for the season and his second goal in 3 games. However, it was too late, as the Cardinals already faced three-goal deficit by this point.

After a promising start that saw freshmen Gavin Sanchez come close to scoring with a header attempt in the fourth minute, and senior Joey Faleni just miss to the right in the 12^th minute, the Cardinals were outshot 19-8.

Head coach Matt Klosterman made 25 substitutions throughout the match, continuing a theme from the previous two games of rotating players frequently.

In the 36^th minute, Nick Kapetanos scored off a break through from an Erik Stammer cross, to build what would be a deficit the Cardinals could not overcome.

Johnny Lehman then scored for the Eagles in the 60^th minute off a turnover shot into an open net, then in the 69^th minute Nick Kapetanos, who was a thorn in the side of North Central all night, found the back of the net a second time for the Eagles.

The Cardinals will look to get back on the winning track  on Sep. 11 when they will host Hope College (2-1) at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium at 7 P.M. Live in game statistics can be accessed by clicking HERE.