EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State men’s soccer dropped a hard-fought home opener to Bowling Green, 1-0, at a hot and humid DeMartin Stadium on Monday night.
“We created four or five one-on-one opportunities with the goalkeeper, credit to the goalie (Brendan Graves) he was the man of the match. He made unbelievable saves, so credit to him.” MSU head coach Damon Rensing said. “I think you just need to see the ball go in once. Soccer is a frugal game. We are doing the right things in training, we are getting good spots, we just have to have the confidence to put it away. I think once you see one go in; guys will relax and make some plays.”
With the loss, the Spartans fall to 0-1-1 this season, while Bowling Green improves to 2-0-0.
Early on, Michigan State controlled the run of play, but Graves was solid in net for Bowling Green. Senior midfielder Shion Soga led the Spartans with six shots, including one on goal. In the first half, MSU had a slight lead in shots 6-5.
In the 71st minute, the Falcons scored the only goal of the game. Bennett Painter’s header off the passes from Alberto Anaya and Kyle Cuisimano put Bowling Green on top 1-0.
“I think there are a couple things we have to clean up, and we have to do some soul searching a little bit too on some things,”…
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