The Charger men's soccer team dropped a tough contest on the road, falling 3-2 to the Hastings Broncos in Hastings, Nebraska.
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The Broncos kicked off the scoring with a goal by Tim Berger in the third minute of the match. The Chargers looked to respond, but their first three shots could not find the back of the net.
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In the 21
st minute,
David Utsi-Grinde scored off an assist from
Alex Johnson to tie the contest. Hastings would score shortly after to regain the one-goal lead.
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Coming out of intermission,
David Sauter scored a goal in the 51
st minute to tie the match.
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The Broncos' Tim Berger would complete the hat trick in the 69
th minute to score the deciding goal.
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Sauter paced the Chargers in shots with five while
Alejandro Illan recorded three.
Xabier Ilundain recorded two saves in the match.
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The Cliff move to 6-7-3 (3-4-2 GPAC) and will travel to Forest City, Iowa next Wednesday for the season finale against the Warriors of Waldorf. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.
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