Dodge City men's soccer faced a ranked opponent for the fourth straight match as the Conquistadors took on #4 Barton on the road in Great Bend. The Conqs dropped the matchup on the road, falling 3-1.
The loss brings the Conqs to 3-8-3 on the season and 1-6-1 in KJCCC action, with two regular-season games remaining.
The Conqs worked some offense early, but both teams were limited in their shot opportunities as the contest was scoreless for the first 32 minutes of action. In the 33
rd minute, Barton sent a ball into the box that they redirected into the goal, sending the Cougars to a 1-0 lead. Barton tacked on another goal in the 41
st minute, just before halftime, leading to a 2-0 deficit for the Conqs after the first 45 minutes. Nine and a half minutes into the second half the Conqs broke through as
Taemin Son sent a ball into the box and it was slightly deflected but found
Towa Ochiai who recorded his fourth goal of the season to pull the Conqs within one. Twelve minutes later, Barton scored their third goal of the day and took the match 3-1.
Conqs limited Barton to just nine shots but the Cougars made the best of them with three goals while the Conqs managed just four shots in loss.
After a weekend off coming up the Conqs will host Seward County on Wednesday, October 21
st at 3:00 pm.
