WICHITA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Men's Soccer posted its second-straight 4-0 shutout win over Newman on Saturday (Oct. 17). The No. 14 ranked Tigers moved to 10-2-3 overall and 8-0-1 in the GAC with the result, reaching double figures in wins for the 13
th time in program history, which only began back in 2011. Newman fell to 3-11-1 overall.
Kuan-Yi Li and
Mario Leal Vales connected twice early in the match to give the Tigers a 2-0 pad by halftime. In the 12
th minute, Leal Vales had a nice spinning kick in the box off a throw-in by Li to give the Tigers their first goal. Just a little under two minutes later, they paired up again as Li had a throw-in that was headed in for a goal by Leal Vales.
Fort Hays State went on to add another pair of goals in the second half. The Tigers earned a penalty kick from a foul in the box, converted by
Juan Linares who now had three penalty kick goals this season. That is one shy of the single-season record by a Tiger.
Nathan Devaud added a goal late in the match, outmaneuvering defenders for three quarters of the pitch for a one-on-one goal against the Newman keeper.
Payton Roehrich made one save, playing over 75 percent of the match in goal before letting
Marco Rosa get some minutes late. Guilherme Borges recorded six saves for the Jets.
The Tigers doubled up the Jets in shots 16-8, and held an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Fort Hays State will play its final three regular season matches at home. Next week the Tigers host Ouachita Baptist (Thur.) and Harding (Sat.).
