At Jamestown
(uj.edu) The University of Jamestown men’s soccer team lost its first Great Plains Athletic Conference match of the season Saturday, falling 4-1 to Morningside (Iowa) College at Jimmie Turf Field.
Jamestown trailed 3-0 in the second half before Karl Gatiramu (FR/Nairobi, Kenya)’s 65th minute goal got the Jimmies on the board. Jacob Grosvenor (JR/Christchurch, New Zealand) was credited with the assist.
Okan Goelge scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute to put the visitors ahead 1-0. That scoreline held for the remainder of the half, with UJ having the only other shot on target.
In the 56th minute, Morningside took a 2-0 lead after a shot by Goelge deflected off of a Jimmie defender and into the net. Goegle found the back of the net again in the 58th minute, then Noah Jorritsma rounded out the scoring in the 70th minute.
Shots were even at nine with UJ holding a 5-4 edge in shots on goal. Morningside comitted 15 fouls to the Jimmies’ 13, but Jamestown was whistled for five yellow cards to the Mustangs’ two.
UJ (3-4 overall, 1-1 GPAC) is at Briar Cliff (Iowa) on Thursday for a 5 p.m. match.
