DECORAH, Iowa – The Luther men's soccer team earned a 2-2 draw on a late goal scored by
Francesco Mungari with 11 seconds remaining against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Nels Mortenson scored the other goal for the Norse on the night. The Norse are now 9-2-4 overall while UW-Eau Claire is now 7-3-6.
Luther scored first when
Ignacio Duenas chipped the ball forward to Mortenson. He made one defender slip and with one touch shot it into the goal. The Norse had a 1-0 lead in the 10
th minute of the game. However, the Blugolds knotted it up at 1-1 on a penalty kick goal in the 41
st minute by Elijah Post. The teams took that score into the break.
In the 74
th minute of the second half, UW-Eau Claire took their first lead of the game (2-1). Luther reset and Mungari nearly tied it at 2-2 but his blistering shot went off the post in the 80
th minute. The Norse continued to trail but were given an opportunity with less than a minute remaining after a foul was called on the Blugolds. Mungari took the free kick sending the shot low and into the back of the net. The Norse bench and fans roared on the late tying goal.
The game marked the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams. The last three meetings have ended in a draw (Sept. 18, 2024 (3-3), Oct. 1, 2025 (1-1) and this game. Both teams are ranked in region IX by the United Soccer Coaches association announced earlier today. The Norse are no. 3 and the Blugolds are no. 8.
Luther will close out the regular season on the road at Monmouth College (IL) on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. in Monmouth, Ill..
