Overland Park, KS – Lucas Bauer's (Oldenburg, Germany/IGS Kreyenbruck) heroic goal in the 89th minute gave No. 17 Indian Hills Men's Soccer a 1-1 draw at Johnson County Community College (KS) on Friday night. The Warriors move to 2-0-1 on the year.
After a Cavalier goal in the 74th minute, the Warrior offense came to life down the stretch. Indian Hills fired multiple shots on net before Bauer's strike with 1:07 to play on the game clock. The two sides played out to an even score, the first tie of the season for both squads.
The Warriors used a pair of keepers to secure the result on Saturday. Freshmen Lennart Fischer (Paderborn, Germany/Helene-Weber-Berufskolleg) and Harvey Sellers (Surrey, England/Ewell Castle) made their first appearances of the season with Sellers earning the result after closing out the final 45 minutes of action for the Warriors.
Bauer's goal, the first of his collegiate career, came in the waning seconds as the Warriors applied pressure with the clock winding down. Nasser Benbella's (Casablanca, Morocco/Al Khansa) close-range header nearly found an opening in the Cavalier net, but was denied with just under four minutes remaining.
With just over a minute to play, Bauer corralled a loose ball on the right side of the box. Bauer was able to beat a pair of defenders before firing a shot off the outstretched hands of the Johnson County keeper. The deflection caromed off a Cavalier defender and into the back of the net for the equalizer.
Friday's match was originally scheduled for a 5:00 PM match before excessive heat delayed the start by nearly three hours.
Indian Hills returns to action Sunday afternoon with its second consecutive road match. The Warriors will take on No. 18 Jefferson College (MO) in Hillsboro, MO.
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