Men's Soccer Forces Draw Against Tiffin After Late Penalty

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 1, Tiffin Dragons 1

RECORDS: Northwood (1-5-3, 0-3-2 G-MAC), Tiffin (5-1-1, 4-0-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: The Northwood men's soccer team began their three-match homestand with a dramatic draw versus Tiffin on Wednesday (September 27). A late handball in the box by the Dragons gave the Timberwolves the ability to force the draw, 1-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Tiffin controlled possession for most of the first half, leading all offensive stats categories. The Dragons had a 10-4 lead on shots and 3-1 in corners going into the halftime break.
• In the 27', the Dragons capitalized on some chaos in the box following a TU free kick. One of TU's attackers had a bobbled ball fall to his feet before scoring the first goal of the match.
• Tiffin's control of the ball continued into the second half, outshooting the Timberwolves 10-3 in the second half with a 2-0 advantage in corner kicks.
• Northwood's defense bent but wouldn't break keeping the Dragons from adding to their lead in the second half. Their defense turned into offense for a split second as a handball in the box by a Tiffin defender in the 76' resulted in a penalty kick. Amedeo Crovasce would tie the match at one with a rocket to the back of the net.
• Northwood held on to complete the draw over the last 14 minutes.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 7 (1), Tiffin 20 (7)
• Saves: Northwood 6 (Robert Gjelaj), Tiffin 0 (Declan Lehman)
• Corners: Northwood 1, Tiffin 5

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Crovasce: Goal (2)

UP NEXT

• Men's soccer faces Ohio Dominican on Saturday (September 30) for their second straight home match. First kick is set for noon at Dean Field.