CALDWELL, Idaho – Sam Howard scored in a scrum in front of the net inside the final 10 minutes of play, lifting the University of Great Falls to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the College of Idaho at Simplot Stadium.
The Argos (5-4, 4-2 CCC) trailed 2-0 at the break, but used a flurry midway through the half to draw even – using a 15-4 second half shot advantage to earn the victory.
C of I (3-5, 2-3) stunned the 2015 NAIA Tournament team a pair of first half goals from
Guilherme Siqueira – taking a thru-ball from
Mehmed Selimovic in the fifth minute and slotting home the score, while blasting a feed from
Joao Cardoso in the 31st minute into the upper right corner of the net.
The visitors got on the board in the 60th minute, as Christopher Bisbo played a left-to-right cross in the box, finding the head of Cole Myers for the strike. Less than two minutes later, the Argos scored off a set piece, as Ole Cloppenburg headed home a second ball off a corner kick.
The game-winner was off the third corner on the day for UGF – with the ball bouncing inside the 6-yard-box until Howard flicked a shot on goal that found the right corner of the net.
C of I had a chance late for an equalizer, but a Cardoso shot was cleared off the goal line by the Argos defense.
UGF held a 22-10 edge in total shots and took all three corners in the match.
Coyote keeper
Grant Billings had eight saves on the day, including three diving stops to turn away UGF scoring chances.
The Yotes return to action next Friday, hosting nationally-ranked Corban University.
