NEW ULM, Minn. - The Knights had a one-player advantage for nearly 65 minutes of Saturday's match against Waldorf, but were unable to use it in a 3-2 home loss that saw three players receive red cards.
Waldorf's Jedidiah Omoghan scored twice in the first 16 minutes to give the Warriors what appeared to be a comfortable lead. However, MLC's
Silas Gawrisch scored in the 19th minute on a cross by
Abraham Schlomer and then in the 24th minute, Omoghan was sent off for violent conduct against MLC's
Matthew Nelson, leaving Waldorf a player down.
It took MLC until the 51st minute to captialize on the advantage when
Jin Lee tied the match at 2-2. After the goal, the Knights struggled to maintain momentum and find the go-ahead goal.Â
Instead, in the 77th minute, Gabriel Benedito put Waldorf ahead for good with a looping header that was perfectly placed over the outstretched hand of MLC goalkeeper
Nicholas Russ.
The dramatics continued throughout the final minutes. MLC's
Joshua Krenke received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 89th minute, both of his yellow cards were for unsporting conduct. Waldorf's Lucas Ovejero was then sent off with 30 seconds left when he received his second yellow card for unsporting conduct.
In total, the match featured six yellow cards and three reds.
