Men's Soccer Falls Late to Tiffin On The Road

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Tiffin Dragons 3

RECORDS: Northwood (0-6-4, 0-5-2 G-MAC), Tiffin (6-2-1, 5-1-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Paradiso Athletic Complex – Tiffin, Ohio

RECAP: Men's Soccer fell late on the road at Tiffin Thursday afternoon (October 9). Northwood bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to later fall 3-2 in the 89'.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Tiffin struck first midway through the opening half, burying a shot inside the right post off a feed in the 22' to make it 1–0.
• The Dragons extended their lead in the 39', converting a penalty to go ahead 2–0.
• Northwood responded to the 2-0 deficit quickly, finding momentum late in the half. In the 42', Gjon Melakuqi finished a free kick from outside the box, bending it low inside the far-right post, 2-1 TU.
• Tiffin finished the half with an 8–3 advantage in total shots and a 4–1 edge in shots on goal. The Timberwolves also generated four corner kicks to Tiffin's three.
• Early in the second half, Oliver Jarvis leveled the match with a successful penalty kick in the 54' to bring Northwood all the way back from a 2-0 deficit, tying it at two apiece.
• The back-and-forth match saw 14 combined corner opportunities, but Tiffin found the decisive goal in the 89', finishing a low shot to the left side, 3–2 TU.
• Northwood couldn't find the equalizer in the closing seconds. Tiffin finished with a 17–6 edge in total shots and a 7–3 advantage on goal, while Northwood led 5–4 in corner kicks.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 6 (3), Tiffin 17 (7)
• Saves: Northwood 4 (Jude Thomas), Tiffin 1
• Corners: Northwood 5, Tiffin 9

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Melakuqi: Goal (1)
• Jarvis: (2)

UP NEXT

• Men's Soccer visits Findlay for their second match of the season with the Oilers on Saturday (October 11). The two teams previously battled to a 1-1 draw on September 25. Match time is set for 1 p.m. in Findlay, Ohio, at Dehaven Field.