Sept. 11 Metropolitan Community College at Kansas City, Missouri
The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners picked up their first Region 16 victory of the season with a 5-1 win over the Metropolitan Community College Wolves on Wednesday, Sept. 11 in Kansas City.
Freshman forward Tebello Ntene of Lesotho got the SFCC offense started with a goal in the 27th minute, courtesy of an assist from sophomore midfielder Mani Hondroudakis of Australia. Hondroudakis scored a goal of his own three minutes later to put his team ahead 2-0.
"We were able to come out and execute our game plan," said Roadrunners Assistant Coach Dan Martin. "It was good to go into halftime ahead 2-0. After Metropolitan Community College scored a goal to open the second half, we were able to control the game from then on. We were able to get contributions from everyone."
Freshman forward Jordan Bishop of Australia found the back of the net off of a pass from sophomore midfielder Angelo Salomone of Australia in the 58th minute. Freshman midfielder Leo Fernandez of Brazil kept the pressure on with a goal in the 67th minute off a pass from Bishop. Sophomore defender Sebastian Castro of Bolivia finished the scoring for SFCC with a goal in the 80th minute off a pass from freshman forward Carlos Eguez of Bolivia.
SFCC took 25 shots in the game, 15 on goal. Bishop took five shots to lead the Roadrunners, four of which were on goal.
Sophomore goalkeeper Sebastian Aguero of Sedalia got the start in goal for SFCC. He recorded one save. Freshman goalkeeper Nicolas Olmos of Bolivia finished the game. He recorded one save.
Sept. 14 St. Charles Community College at Sedalia, Missouri
Hondroudakis scored with 49.1 seconds remaining to secure a victory against the St. Charles Community College Cougars from Cottleville, Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Fred E. Davis Sports Complex. Salomone provided the assist on the game-winner.
"I haven't been shooting a lot this year and I think that is a good part of my game," said Hondroudakis. "I should probably do it more often. I thought it was there, why not take a chance."
The Cougars took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
SFCC got their offense going with a goal from Salomone, off of a pass from freshman midfielder Alex Mee of England with less than 40 minutes remaining to tie the game and set up the late game heroics.
SFCC took 16 shots, 11 of which were on goal. Ntene, Bishop, and Hondroudakis registered three shots each to tie for the team lead. Aguero picked up the win in goal for SFCC. He registered two saves.
"Our guys really listened to our halftime adjustments and put them into play without any question," said Roadrunners Soccer Head Coach Jaime Beltran. "Once we did that, we really had control of the second half. They (St. Charles) had maybe one scoring chance in the second half."
SFCC (4-3-1, 2-0 in Region 16, 1-0 in the MCCAC) will host Southwestern Illinois College on Saturday, Sept. 21. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. from the Fred E. Davis Sports Complex.
David Rohrbach
SFCC Athletics