St. Bonaventure

CHICAGO - An opportunity to tie inside of three minutes left to play was turned away, leaving the St. Bonaventure men's soccer team to suffer a 2-1 heartbreaker on the road at Loyola Chicago Saturday afternoon.

The Bonnies (5-4-4, 2-1-2 A10) offense started off with a chance in the third minute. Callum Shillington received a pass at the top of the penalty box and found enough space to rifle off a shot that required the Ramblers goalkeeper to make a difficult diving save.  

Loyola Chicago (7-5-3, 2-3-1 A10) opened the scoring shortly after in the 10th minute when Mateusz Drazek received a crosser pass in the penalty box and found the back of the net.  

Another opportunity for Bona to score came in the 16th minute. Brendan Sheehan pushed the ball up the wing and delivered a pass that found Neshawn Sutherland near the far post. A Rambler defender blocked the pass from getting to Sutherland and kept the Bonnies scoreless.  

The offense continued to provide chances to level the scoring late in the first half. Sheehan fired off a couple of shots in the 30th minute that had a chance to go in, however none of them were able to find the back of the net. 

Loyola Chicago came out of halftime with a flurry of chances. The hosts soon found the breakthrough in the 64th minute from a goal by Petar Janjic.  

St. Bonaventure had a chance to get one back in the 73rd minute. A crossing pass found Ryan Holt in the middle of the box with a defender covering tightly. Holt was able to head it toward goal, but the effort fell short of the net.  

In the 82nd minute, Jack Steel lifted the ball into a crowd into the box and, after some deflections, it found Kyle Macfarlane who was able to put a foot on the ball and chip it into the back of the net to bring one back on the scoreboard for the Bonnies.

Holt had a great chance to tie the game late with a shot on goal in the 88th minute following a one-on-one rocket, but a heroic save by the Ramblers keeper would slam the door shut for a Bonaventure comeback.  

UP NEXT
The Bonnies will travel back home to host an A10 matchup against Duquesne Wednesday, Oct. 21. Kick off at the Marra Athletics Complex is set for 6 p.m.