Men's Soccer Plays to a 1-1 Draw with Hastings

CRETE, Neb. – Doane and Hastings battled to a 1-1 draw Wednesday evening at Memorial Stadium/Papik Field in GPAC play.

The Tigers (1-5-2, 0-0-2 GPAC) struck first just nine minutes into the match. Luis Aragon capitalized on an early chance, intercepting an attempted clearout and scoring his first goal of the season to give Doane a 1-0 lead. The defense held strong through the rest of the first half, with goalkeeper Curtis Oberg making timely saves to keep the advantage intact.

Hastings (3-3-3, 0-1-1 GPAC) responded after halftime, increasing the pressure with 12 second-half shots. The Broncos broke through in the 81st minute when Jalen Jensen scored the equalizer, assisted by Juan Lopez-Arteaga.

Doane nearly regained the lead late when a strike from Mateo Jelicich hit the crossbar, while Hastings forced multiple saves down the stretch. The Broncos finished with an 18-14 edge in total shots and an 11-0 margin in corner kicks.

Oberg finished with seven saves for the Tigers, including five in the second half, while Hastings goalkeeper Ethan Watkins posted six saves to preserve the draw.

Doane will return to action Saturday at home against Waldorf at 1 PM.

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