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 Jarun tallied the game-winner with 7:29 remaining |
Aug. 21, 2005
DAYTON, OH - The Dayton Flyers men's soccer team opened the 2005 season with a 2-1 exhibition win over No. 18 Ohio State Sunday night at Baujan Field. Omar Jarun (Peachtree City, GA) headed in the game-winning goal with 7:29 remaining just 50 seconds after Ohio State tied the match.
Lubomir Bogdanov (Sofia, Bulgaria) broke ahead of the pack and was taken down in the box in the 23rd minute. Bogdanov, the three-time All-America player who transferred from Incarnate Word, converted the PK, beating OSU keeper Ray Burse to the lower right side.
The Flyers took the 1-0 lead into the break as Casey Latchem replaced Burse in net for Ohio State at intermission.
At the 81:41 mark, OSU's Xavier Balc headed a ball in the box and teammate Patrick Roan got just enough of a foot on the ball to push it past Flyer goalkeeper Nick Tarkany.
After the restart, Antti Arst (Tallin, Estonia) served a long ball ahead to Jarun, who headed the ball over Latchem and into the back of the net to re-establish the Flyers' lead.
Tarkany, a senior from Miamisburg, OH, made five saves in net, allowing one goal, while playing all 90 minutes. Dan Hartwig (St. Louis, MO) made a goal-saving stop, intercepting a cross pass in the 64th minute to preserve the 1-0 lead.
Latchem made four second-half saves for the Buckeyes, who entered the match ranked No. 18 in the adidas/NSCAA preseason poll. Dayton's last win over a ranked team came on October 17, 2003 when the No. 18 Flyers beat the No. 13 Massachusetts Minutemen, 3-2, at Baujan Field.
Dayton had the benefit of 10 corner kicks to OSU's three, and out-shot the Buckeyes 13-11. The `friendly' game featured 40 fouls and eight yellow cards, four to each side.
Dayton hosts Valparaiso on Saturday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the final exhibition tune up. The Flyers kick off the regular season at Cincinnati at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 4. The first home match of the season will by Friday, September 16, as UD hosts the Flyer Classic. Dayton takes on Marshall in the 7:30 night cap, following Duquesne versus Cal Poly at 4:00 p.m.