Friday, September 1
Omaha, Neb.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
0-2-1, 0-0-0
1
vs
2
Grand Canyon
1-2-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
1
1
2
Creighton
0
1
1
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Men's Soccer Drops Home Opener to Grand Canyon, 2-1
9/1/2023 10:12:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Omaha, Neb. -- Creighton Men's Soccer suffered a 2-1 loss to Grand Canyon in its home opener on Friday, September 1st. The loss moved Creighton to 0-2-1, while GCU moved to 1-2-0.
The Lopes took a 1-0 lead late in the first half as Lucas Fecci headed in a pass from Clayton Duarte in the 40th minute.
Creighton answered in the 54th minute as Jackson Castro glanced a corner kick off the head off a GCU defender into the back of the net to knot the match at 1-1.
Grand Canyon, however, delivered the game winning goal in the 72nd minute when Bright Nutornutsi finished a centered pass from Cameron Cruz in the 72nd minute of play.
Creighton outshot GCU 18-12 in the match and created 13 corners to just three by the Lopes.
The Bluejays return to action on Monday, September 4th as Creighton faces Denver in a road match at 8:00 p.m.
The Lopes took a 1-0 lead late in the first half as Lucas Fecci headed in a pass from Clayton Duarte in the 40th minute.
Creighton answered in the 54th minute as Jackson Castro glanced a corner kick off the head off a GCU defender into the back of the net to knot the match at 1-1.
Grand Canyon, however, delivered the game winning goal in the 72nd minute when Bright Nutornutsi finished a centered pass from Cameron Cruz in the 72nd minute of play.
Creighton outshot GCU 18-12 in the match and created 13 corners to just three by the Lopes.
The Bluejays return to action on Monday, September 4th as Creighton faces Denver in a road match at 8:00 p.m.
Team Stats
GCU
CRE
Goals
2
1
Shots
12
18
Shots on Goal
7
9
Saves
8
5
Corners
3
13
Fouls
18
10
Scoring Plays
Lucas Fecci (1)
Assisted By: Clayton Duarte
GOAL by GCU Fecci, Lucas Assist by Duarte, Clayton.
39:15
Jackson Castro (1)
GOAL by CRE Castro, Jackson.
53:47
Bright Nutornutsi (2)
Assisted By: Cameron Cruz
GOAL by GCU Nutornutsi, Bright Assist by Cruz, Cameron.
71:33
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
mid
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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