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SFU fights to a draw

The Simon Fraser University men’s soccer team earned a 1-1 draw against Western Washington University on Washington’s Harrington Field, Saturday night (Sept. 20). Captain Jovan Blagojevic scored the only goal for the Clan in the 75th minute of play.
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On the run: SFU’s defenceman Joel Malouf with Western Washington’s Ty Hastings in hot pursuit. The two teams finished with a 1-1 draw Sept. 20.

The Simon Fraser University men’s soccer team earned a 1-1 draw against Western Washington University on Washington’s Harrington Field, Saturday night (Sept. 20).

Captain Jovan Blagojevic scored the only goal for the Clan in the 75th minute of play.

Though SFU got nine shots on goal in the first half, the game was scoreless at the end of the first.

Washington got its only goal in the second from freshman Luke Olney who fired a deflected ball past Clan goal keeper Brandon Watson, to make it 1-0.

It was two minutes later when Blagojevic found the back of the net for the fifth time this season.

The score remained 1-1, even after two periods of overtime play.

“I am very happy with the character shown by our guys tonight,” Clan head coach Alan Koch said in a press release. “The guys all have a taste of what it is like to play in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) now, and we will learn from this experience and be better in our next match.”

The draw moves SFU to 2-1-1 on the season and 0-0-1 in the GNAC. Next Clan game is at home on Terry Fox Field Thursday, Sept. 25 against Montana State University Billings. Kick off is at 7:30 p.m..