Halftime lead not enough for Northeast men

NORFOLK, Neb. – A 2-1 lead at halftime wasn't enough for the Northeast Community College men's soccer team on Saturday.

The Hawks (1-10, 0-1 ICCAC) fell to Hawkeye Community College, 3-2 at Veterans Memorial Park in Norfolk.

Paul Einero (Cape Town, South Africa) scored off an assist from Mano Veldt (Bussum, Netherlands) and later assisted a goal to Axcele Biteghe (Libreville, Gabon) to give the Hawks a 2-1 at halftime, but it ultimately wasn't enough.

"I felt we put all the pieces together to win this match," head coach Chad Miller said. "I knew when we took the lead in the first half that we would need another goal and the chances were there early in the second half. When we gave up a penalty kick that led to them tying the match, we mentally took ourselves out of the game."

Hawkeye outshot Northeast, 20-10. Jyson Breitbarth (Hilo, Hawaii) tallied 14 saves for the Hawks in the net.

The Hawks were scheduled to play Southeast Community College on Monday, but the match has been cancelled. Northeast is back in action when they welcome Dakota County Technical College at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Norfolk.

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