ST. MARY'S CITY, MD- Marcos Louzada (Guacui, Espirito Santo, Brazil/The Webb School) scored a second-half equalizer and James Kallens (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional) recorded seven saves as the Keystone College men's soccer team faced St. Mary's College of Maryland in United East Conference action Saturday afternoon at Jamie L. Roberts Stadium.
The Giants brought the match level in the 67th minute and remained tied entering the final eight minutes before two late goals gave St. Mary's a 3-1 decision. Keystone moved to 4-6-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Louzada led Keystone's attack with three shots, putting all three on target. Aiden Cummings (Baltimore, MD/Mount Saint Joseph) also recorded three attempts, including two shots on goal, while Christiano Richards and Barrett Wood (Norfolk, VA/Matthew Fontaine Maury) contributed one shot apiece. The Giants finished with eight shots, five on goal, and four corner kicks.
Kallens was active early, making saves at 2:23 and 3:25 before adding another stop at 6:08. St. Mary's scored during that same sequence to take a 1-0 lead, but Keystone began creating opportunities to draw even.
Cummings registered the Giants' first shot in the eighth minute, sending an attempt toward the bottom-right corner that was saved. Keystone earned its first corner kick at 15:11, then generated another stretch of attacking opportunities late in the half. Richards sent a shot wide at 29:24, followed by a Keystone corner eight seconds later and another attempt from Cummings at 29:54.
Kallens continued to keep the match within a goal, making stops in the 27th and 34th minutes. He finished the opening half with five saves.
Louzada tested the goalkeeper at 39:47 with a shot toward the upper-left corner, earning Keystone another corner kick shortly afterward. The Giants entered halftime trailing 1-0 after recording four shots and three corners in the first 45 minutes.
Keystone created a chance almost immediately after the restart. Just 29 seconds into the second half, Cummings put a shot on target that was stopped by a St. Mary's defender. Kallens followed with his sixth save at 47:58, and Louzada added another shot on goal at 57:07.
Louzada delivered the equalizer at 66:41, scoring an unassisted goal to bring the Giants level at 1-1. His finish came on his third shot of the afternoon and set up a closely contested final stretch.
Kallens made another save at 71:43 to preserve the tie, giving him seven for the match. Keystone earned its fourth corner at 74:13 and continued to look for the go-ahead goal. Wood added an attempt at 81:17, sending his shot wide to the left with the score still even.
Keystone returns home for three of their remaining five games as the team takes on Cairn University on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM.
