Ohio State Drops Home Match Against No. 3 Kentucky
10/16/2018 9:21:49 PM | Men's Soccer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s soccer team fell, 3-0, against No. 3 Kentucky Tuesday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to 1-11-2 overall, while the Wildcats improve to 11-1-1 in 2018.
Kentucky scored the first goal of the match in the 12th minute when Sam Stockton slotted a through ball from the top of the box to the foot of Kalil Elmedkhark who finished with a goal into the lower right corner from six yards out. The Wildcats scored their second goal less than five minutes later when Jason Reyes drilled a shot from 23 yards out into the upper right 90 for the 2-0 lead.
Ohio State had two great chances to cut the deficit in half in the 35th minute but couldn’t find a goal. Etling’s header to the far post was stopped by goalkeeper Enrique Facusse at 34:11. A loose ball then found the foot of CC Uche, but his shot was halted on the goal line by a UK defender and Facusse jumped on it to end the opportunity at 34:15.
The Buckeyes were forced to play with 10 men after Jack Holland picked up a red card in the 49th minute. Just moments later, JJ Williams made it a 3-0 contest off a UK counter when he knocked a left-footed strike inside the far post and in from 18 yards out at 50:40.
STATS FROM THE MATCH
SHOTS Kentucky 15, Ohio State 8
CORNERS: Kentucky 4, Ohio State 5
SAVES: Kentucky 4, Ohio State 5
FOULS: Kentucky 9, Ohio State 10
UP NEXT
Ohio State travels to College Park, Md., to play Maryland at 7 p.m. Friday at Ludwig Field.
