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Hugo Kametani
Hugo Kametani netted the golden goal in the 93rd minute to upset Oral Roberts Saturday night.
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Winner Omaha UNO (6-2-1, 5-2-1)
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Oral Roberts ORU (7-4-1, 5-3-1)
Winner
Omaha UNO
(6-2-1, 5-2-1)
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Final
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Oral Roberts ORU
(7-4-1, 5-3-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Omaha UNO 0 1 1 2
Oral Roberts ORU 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Kametani's Golden Goal Downs ORU in 93rd Minute

TULSA, Okla. - Hugo Kametani struck for Omaha in the 93rd minute Saturday night to upset the league leading Golden Eagles. Omaha beat Oral Roberts, 2-1, and forced a three-way tie at the top of league standings.

With the win, the Mavericks improve to 6-2-1 (5-2-1) on the year.

How It Happened
  • Six minutes into the match, ORU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a goal from Lucca Rodrigues who was assisted by Juan Arias and Jose Castro.
  • Mitch Hammer, Nil Ayats, and Tevin Rochester took Omaha's only shots on goal in the half. All would get saved by Miles Motakef in goal, and the Golden Eagles held on to a 1-0 edge at the half.
  • Junior Noutoua entered the match in the 78th minute and didn't need long to make an impact for the Mavericks. Setting up in the box, Noutoua took a pass from Ayats and fired the ball across the goal area to find the back of the net and tie the match 1-1 in the 85th minute.
  • For the second straight game, Omaha and Oral Roberts headed to overtime. This time the Mavericks would seal the deal. Hammer set up for a corner kick at the 92:22 mark. He sent the ball into the box, and it was knocked down by Fitzroy Cummings and collected by Noutoua who tapped it low to Kametani. Kametani used one touch for the golden goal. Mavericks win 2-1.

Inside the Box Score
  • Noutoua's goal is his first of the season and his career. His assist on the game winner marks the first of his this season and second of his career.
  • Kametani's game winner is his second of the year. He now has seven goals and has scored in back-to-back matches for Omaha.
  • Kametani leads the league with seven goals averaging .78 per game. 
  • ORU outshot Omaha 15-14, but the Mavericks held a 7-4 edge on shots on goal.
  • Hammer, Ayats, and Kametani all tallied three each in the match.
  • Jeremy Pollard logged a complete game in goal. He finished with three saves and improves to 6-2-1 in goal.

Coach Speak
"I'm so proud of our team. They are a real team. They work so hard for each other, run for each other, and play for each other, " said head coach Bob Warming. "They created an amazing lifelong memory for each other tonight.

"They took the game to a very talented team in Oral Roberts who were at full strength. We have turned some corners this year in our play, but the best corner we've turned has been our team culture. So excited where we are headed."

Up Next
The Mavericks still have two matches to be played with the Denver Pioneers. For more information on the men's soccer schedule, visit OMavs.com.
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