CHICAGO — The Chicago State men's soccer team lost to Le Moyne 4-0 on Thursday (Oct. 15) in Northeast Conference play at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep.
First Half
- Le Moyne moved ahead 2-0 inside the first 11 minutes, with Myles Palmer scoring from Vito Kreuzpaintner and Kreuzpaintner adding the second goal;
Jaden Jaime had CSU's first shot between the goals.
- Palmer scored again from Kreuzpaintner at 17:34, and Aiden Granger added a goal from Palmer at 21:31 to make it 4-0.
- CSU kept Le Moyne off the scoreboard through a stretch from 23:00 to 34:12, with Jabulile Mooketsi making three saves during that span.
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Darrien Gates II and
Bill Okumu generated Cougars shots in the 37th minute, and Mooketsi added two late saves before Le Moyne took the 4-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
- With CSU down 4-0, Mooketsi made a save at 45:47 before Le Moyne sent a shot wide and later hit the top of the woodwork at 51:06 during an early stretch that included five combined fouls/cards.
- Le Moyne continued to generate chances through 62:19 with corner kicks and additional shots, but CSU did not concede; Mooketsi later added saves at 69:41 and 73:52.
- The Cougars pushed late, with Jaime hitting the woodwork at 77:05,
Lihle Simelane having a shot saved at 77:41 and Jaime sending another attempt left at 79:04. Le Moyne added two late shots before CSU's 89:04 corner, and the match finished 4-0.
Mooketsi played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded 11 saves, including eight in the first half. Jaime led Chicago State with three shots. Simelane put his lone shot on goal.
Le Moyne improves to 6-2-4 overall and 2-0-2 in conference play while Chicago State is now 0-12-1 overall and 0-4-1 in conference play.
Up Next
Chicago State will be back in action as the Cougars visit Central Connecticut State University on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. CT at CCSU Soccer Field in New Britain, Conn.
