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Cleveland St. (6-6-3, 4-3-2) -VS- NIU (8-4-2, 5-1-2)

Box Score

Cleveland St. logo
1
vs
NIU logo
2

Cleveland St. (6-6-3, 4-3-2)
-VS-
NIU (8-4-2, 5-1-2)

Team Score By Period
Team 12 Total F
Cleveland St. CSU 1 0 1
Winner NIU NIU 0 2 2
Date:
10/25/2026
Time:
01:00
Site:
DeKalb, Ill.
Stadium:
NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
Attendance:
402
Officials
Referee: E Villapando
Asst. Referee: R Akram-Ahmed
Asst. Referee: J Stamatelopoulos
Alt. Official: B Essalih
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Match History vs Cleveland St.

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Time Team Description
27:10 CSU CSU Tom Mertz (5)
GOAL by CSU Mertz, Tom.
54:35 NIU NIU Stevan Ljubicic (3)
Assisted By: Roman Khela
GOAL by NIU Ljubicic, Stevan Assist by Khela, Roman.
69:13 NIU NIU Jaziel Alonso (1)
NIU Jaziel Alonso PENALTY KICK GOAL.

Cautions and Ejections

There were no penalties in this game.

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Statistic 1 2 T
Shots
CSU 5 6 11 (7)
NIU 4 9 13 (5)
Saves
CSU 0 3 3
NIU 3 3 6
Corner Kicks
CSU 4 1 5
NIU 4 4 8
Fouls
CSU 5 7 12
NIU 11 8 19
() Shots on goal.

Individual Statistics

Cleveland St. 1

CSU - Player Stats
Pos # Player SH SOG G A MIN
Starters
DEF 4 4 Harmer, Cole 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 5 5 Heck, Lennart 0 0 0 0 90
MID 6 6 Mertz, Tom 5 2 1 0 90
MID 8 8 Bozovic, Ognjen 0 0 0 0 82
MID 11 11 Ramees, Uzman 1 0 0 0 53
DEF 16 16 Caruso, Massimo 0 0 0 0 90
MID 18 18 Granados, Fefo 0 0 0 0 67
DEF 23 23 Bravo-Sanchez, Adrian 1 1 0 0 86
MID 24 24 Ruggiero, Domenic 1 1 0 0 65
FWD 31 31 Eldem, Bora 0 0 0 0 70
GK 33 33 Kolar, Aleksandar 0 0 0 0 90
Substitutes
fwd 7 7 De Nittis, Alex 2 2 0 0 57
fwd 9 9 Ibrahimovic, Adin 0 0 0 0 25
def 12 12 Marella, Gianni 0 0 0 0 4
mid 13 13 Pareja, Lukas 1 1 0 0 23
mid 21 21 Curic, Niko 0 0 0 0 8
Totals 11 7 1 0
Cleveland St. - Goalie Statistics
Position # Goalie Minutes GA Saves
Goalkeeping
GK 33 Kolar, Aleksandar 90:00 2 3
Totals 2 3

NIU 2

NIU - Player Stats
Pos # Player SH SOG G A MIN
Starters
GK 1 1 Crawford, Cayden 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 2 2 Khela, Roman 1 1 0 1 90
DEF 4 4 Vasic, Luka 1 0 0 0 90
FWD 7 7 Crear, Tobias 2 1 0 0 65
MID 8 8 Hernandez, Joe 0 0 0 0 45
FWD 10 10 Sheffield, Vance 3 0 0 0 73
DEF 17 17 Slawek, Tomasz 0 0 0 0 90
18 18 Omoregie, Osagie 1 0 0 0 62
FWD 20 20 Angulo, Niko 1 1 0 0 90
23 23 Gomez-Soto, Mateo 1 0 0 0 76
FWD 26 26 Christian, Noah 0 0 0 0 47
Substitutes
fwd 9 9 Ljubicic, Stevan 2 1 1 0 43
mid 13 13 Rodriguez, Kevin 0 0 0 0 45
mid 24 24 Alonso, Jaziel 1 1 1 0 45
mid 25 25 Ladas, Niko 0 0 0 0 14
fwd 40 40 Mukuka, Katai 0 0 0 0 25
Totals 13 5 2 1
NIU - Goalie Statistics
Position # Goalie Minutes GA Saves
Goalkeeping
GK 1 Crawford, Cayden 90:00 1 6
Totals 1 6

Play By Play

Period 1 Plays

Period 1 Plays
Clock CSU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Team Logo Home Team Score NIU - Play Description
00:00 Crawford, Cayden at goalie for NIU
00:00 Kolar, Aleksandar at goalie for Cleveland St.
00:48 Foul on Bozovic, Ognjen.
02:21 Foul on Gomez-Soto, Mateo.
04:31 Offside against Cleveland St..
04:48 Foul on Christian, Noah.
06:01 Foul on Vasic, Luka.
07:25 Offside against Cleveland St..
11:57 Corner kick [11:57].
12:29 Corner kick [12:29].
13:07 Corner kick [13:07].
14:54 Foul on Vasic, Luka.
15:58 Foul on Angulo, Nico.
17:53 Corner kick [17:53].
19:28 Offside against NIU.
21:10 Foul on Sheffield, Vance.
22:11 Foul on Slawek, Tomasz.
22:21 Shot by CSU Mertz, Tom.
24:35 Foul on Christian, Noah.
-- Foul on Khela, Roman
27:08 CSU Domenic Ruggiero PENALTY KICK MISS, saved by Crawford, Cayden.
27:10 GOAL by CSU Mertz, Tom. 1 CSU 0
27:10 NIU substitution: Ljubicic, Stevan for Crear, Tobias.
27:10 NIU substitution: Mukuka, Katai for Christian, Noah.
28:27 Foul on Omoregie, Osagie.
29:07 Shot by NIU Ljubicic, Stevan.
29:12 Corner kick [29:12].
29:46 Shot by NIU Omoregie, Osagie, out left.
31:55 Shot by NIU Sheffield, Vance, out top.
32:11 CSU substitution: De Nittis, Alex for Ramees, Uzman.
33:36 Corner kick [33:36].
34:13 Shot by NIU Sheffield, Vance, out right.
35:41 Shot by CSU Bravo-Sanchez, Adrian, top left, saved by Crawford, Cayden.
36:00 Foul on Bozovic, Ognjen.
36:26 Corner kick [36:26].
38:39 Foul on Ruggiero, Domenic.
40:38 Shot by CSU De Nittis, Alex, bottom left, saved by Crawford, Cayden.
40:46 Corner kick [40:46].
41:19 Foul on Bozovic, Ognjen.
42:39 Foul on Mertz, Tom.
45:00 End of period [45:00].

Period 2 Plays

Period 2 Plays
Clock CSU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Team Logo Home Team Score NIU - Play Description
45:00 Start of 2nd period [45:00].
45:00 FOR CSU: , #33 Kolar, Aleksandar, #4 Harmer, Cole, #5 Heck, Lennart, #6 Mertz, Tom, #8 Bozovic, Ognjen, #7 De Nittis, Alex, #16 Caruso, Massimo, #13 Pareja, Lukas, #23 Bravo-Sanchez, Adrian, #9 Ibrahimovic, Adin, #31 Eldem, Bora.
45:00 FOR NIU: , #1 Crawford, Cayden, #2 Khela, Roman, #4 Vasic, Luka, #9 Ljubicic, Stevan, #24 Alonso, Jaziel, #10 Sheffield, Vance, #17 Slawek, Tomasz, #7 Crear, Tobias, #20 Angulo, Nico, #23 Gomez-Soto, Mateo, #13 Rodriguez, Kevin.
45:00 NIU substitution: Alonso, Jaziel for Hernandez, Joe.
45:00 NIU substitution: Crear, Tobias for Omoregie, Osagie.
45:00 NIU substitution: Rodriguez, Kevin for Mukuka, Katai.
45:00 CSU substitution: Pareja, Lukas for Granados, Fefo.
45:00 CSU substitution: Ibrahimovic, Adin for Ruggiero, Domenic.
46:37 Shot by CSU Mertz, Tom, top, saved by Crawford, Cayden.
47:11 Foul on Harmer, Cole.
48:07 Shot by NIU Khela, Roman, bottom right, saved by Kolar, Aleksandar.
48:12 Corner kick [48:12].
50:04 Shot by NIU Crear, Tobias, out right.
51:13 Foul on Alonso, Jaziel.
53:56 Foul on Pareja, Lukas.
54:35 1 NIU 1 GOAL by NIU Ljubicic, Stevan Assist by Khela, Roman.
56:52 Shot by NIU Gomez-Soto, Mateo, top woodwork.
57:42 Corner kick [57:42].
58:59 Shot by CSU Pareja, Lukas, bottom center, saved by Crawford, Cayden.
59:56 Foul on Pareja, Lukas.
60:38 Shot by NIU Sheffield, Vance, out right.
61:19 Offside against NIU.
62:24 Corner kick [62:24].
63:50 Foul on Sheffield, Vance.
66:52 Shot by NIU Crear, Tobias, bottom right, saved by Kolar, Aleksandar.
67:27 CSU substitution: Granados, Fefo for Pareja, Lukas.
68:02 Shot by CSU Mertz, Tom, out top.
68:35 Foul on Bravo-Sanchez, Adrian.
-- Foul on Bravo-Sanchez, Adrian
69:13 1 NIU 2 NIU Jaziel Alonso PENALTY KICK GOAL.
69:13 CSU substitution: Ruggiero, Domenic for Ibrahimovic, Adin.
69:13 CSU substitution: Ramees, Uzman for Eldem, Bora.
70:11 Corner kick [70:11].
71:00 NIU substitution: Christian, Noah for Ljubicic, Stevan.
71:11 Shot by NIU Vasic, Luka, out top.
72:36 NIU substitution: Omoregie, Osagie for Sheffield, Vance.
72:56 Foul on Slawek, Tomasz.
73:40 Shot by NIU Angulo, Nico, top, saved by Kolar, Aleksandar.
74:37 Offside against Cleveland St..
75:29 Foul on Christian, Noah.
75:29 NIU substitution: Ladas, Niko for Gomez-Soto, Mateo.
75:39 Foul on Slawek, Tomasz.
76:15 Foul on Ruggiero, Domenic.
80:51 Foul on Christian, Noah.
81:52 Shot by CSU De Nittis, Alex, bottom center, saved by Crawford, Cayden.
81:59 Corner kick [81:59].
81:59 NIU substitution: Mukuka, Katai for Crear, Tobias.
81:59 CSU substitution: Curic, Niko for Bozovic, Ognjen.
84:58 Shot by CSU Mertz, Tom, out right.
85:11 CSU substitution: Marella, Gianni for Bravo-Sanchez, Adrian.
86:31 Foul on Mukuka, Katai.
87:31 Shot by CSU Ramees, Uzman, top woodwork.
87:37 Foul on Ruggiero, Domenic.
88:54 Offside against Cleveland St..
89:17 Foul on Mukuka, Katai.
90:00 End of period [90:00].