Jimmies lose one-goal decision at Dordt

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SIOUX CENTER, Iowa— The University of Jamestown men's soccer team came up just short against Dordt University Saturday evening,  dropping their first match of the season 4-3 at Defender Soccer Complex.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Dordt 4, Jamestown 3
LOCATION: Defender Soccer Complex, Sioux Center, Iowa
RECORDS:  Jamestown 1-1-1, Dordt 1-3-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Goals in the 16^th and 24^th minutes put the Defenders ahead 2-0 in the first half.
• Jamestown got on the board in the 41^st minute after Jake Simson converted a penalty kick for his fourth goal of the season.
• Dordt again went ahead by two goals on a 51^st minute strike by Tyson Reitsma.
• In the 54^th minute, Oscar Salgado drilled a free kick from 25 yards out into the top right corner of the net for his second goal of the year, making it a 3-2 game.
• Marco Laeenen, who notched Dordt's goal in the 24^th minute, tallied his second of the match in the 64^th as the lead grew to 4-2.
• Just under 14 minutes from time, a header by Ben Brake cut the deficit to 4-3, but the Jimmies were unable to find the equalizer in the final moments.

FOR THE JIMMIES

• Charlie Clark finished with three saves.
• The Jimmies had a 16-10 shot advantage, including an 11-9 edge in shots on goal.
• Mathias Varlet had four of UJ's shots on goal.

FOR THE DEFENDERS

• Laenen scored twice and Jacob Narkis had a goal and and assist.
• Mitchell Dryden made seven saves in goal.

UP NEXT

• Jamestown travels to Fayette, Mo., to take on Central Methodist on Saturday, September 7, at 3 p.m.