Ottumwa, IA – An early lead was not enough for the Indian Hills Men's Soccer team as the Warriors fell at home to Iowa Central Community College 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors drop to 5-6-2 overall and 0-3-1 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) play.
Sophomore Pablo Marques (Joao Pessoa, Brazil/Colegio Meta) sparked the Warriors just before halftime with his 10th goal of the season. With under a minute to play before the intermission, Marques put home a loose ball rebound from a Ronaldo Carvalho (Longwood, FL/Carlucci Internacional) shot for the 1-0 advantage.
Iowa Central responded less than two minutes into the second half to tie the game at one-all. At the 56:55 mark, the Tritons took a 2-1 lead after scoring on a rebound from a penalty kick.
In the closing minute of play, the Warriors were awarded a penalty kick of their own but to no avail as Iowa Central stormed down the field to score a final insurance goal.
Freshman Matteo Scarduzio (San Secondo Parmense, Italy/Fabio Bocchialini) stopped seven shots in net for the Warriors.
Prior to Saturday's match, the regular season home finale, two sophomores were recognized for their contributions to the Indian Hills Men's Soccer program -Takumi Semba (Saitama, Japan/Seibo Gakuen) and Pablo Marques (Joao Pessoa, Brazil/Colegio Meta).
After six consecutive home matches, the Warriors hit the road to take on Marshalltown Community College at 3:00 PM Oct. 5.
WARRIORS FALL - The @IHCCSoccerMen (5-6-2, 0-3-1) surrendered three second half goals to @ICMensSoccer after holding a 1-0 halftime lead to end up dropping a 3-1 decision at Schafer Stadium. Next up: Tue. at @MCC_ATH. ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/5666vPYOwG
— IHCC Athletics (@IHCCAthletics) October 2, 2021
Photo Credit: IHCC Athletics Student Photographer - Matteo Bender
