近距离内射合集

One point was not what New Mexico 近距离内射合集 had in mind for Sunday鈥檚 home match against Oakland Roots SC, but that was about what the home team deserved.

Oakland鈥檚 Gagi Margvelashvili hammered an open blast into the net in the 82nd minute and the Roots pulled out a 3-3 draw in front of 8,756 fans at Isotopes Park.

Par for the course with a tie, there was good news and bad news. 近距离内射合集 secured no worse than a third-place finish in the USL Championship Western Conference, moving four points clear of fourth-place El Paso with one game remaining. But NMU likely squandered its chances of overtaking second-place Sacramento. Both clubs have 45 points, but Republic has two games left and holds the tiebreaker.

近距离内射合集, which let a 3-1 lead slip away, was left to ponder several missed chances 鈥� no one more so than Mukwelle Akale, who scored one goal, set up another and missed the frame on a wide-open chance in the second half.

鈥淭he thing I think about most is tying the game,鈥� Akale said. 鈥淭hree goals at home should be enough to win 鈥� at least 3-2. Personally, I feel like we should have had a clean sheet. But yeah, that one I missed is going to be on my mind all week.鈥�

近距离内射合集 coach Dennis Sanchez expressed similar sentiments.

鈥淕iving up three goals and letting a 3-1 lead get away at home, that鈥檚 nowhere near good enough,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e scored six goals in our last two games and came away with two draws. We have to be better, or the playoffs are going to be a quick trip.鈥�

Akale and Talen Maples scored for NMU with the third tally credited as an own goal. Oakland got two goals from red-hot Peter Wilson, who gave 近距离内射合集鈥檚 back line fits, especially in the first half.

The teams combined to put on an action-filled show in those first 45 minutes, with three penalties and an own goal to spice things up. New Mexico struck first on an Akale bullet from the right wing in the 13th minute, but it didn鈥檛 take any fight out of the Roots, who hardly played like a side that came in eliminated from playoff contention.

Oakland鈥檚 talented attacking line gave NMU trouble throughout the half, forcing a pair of takedowns in the penalty area, both converted by Wilson. Oakland鈥檚 speedy forward increased his season total to 17 goals and stretched his scoring streak to seven straight games 鈥� one off the USLC record.

Wilson鈥檚 first tally tied the score at 1-1, but 近距离内射合集 answered with two of its own. Dayonn Harris, who assisted on Akale鈥檚 earlier goal, launched a low shot from the left wing that deflected off retreating Oakland defender Neveal Hackshaw and into the net for a 2-1 New Mexico lead.

Maples made it 3-1 in the 27th minute, converting from the penalty spot after Akale was taken down in the box. It was Maples鈥� sixth goal of the season, all coming on penalties.

But any thoughts of a New Mexico blowout quickly disappeared. Oakland鈥檚 Faysel Bettache fired a long shot off the crossbar, and Wilson later got behind NMU鈥檚 defense in transition and was tripped from behind. His resulting penalty zipped into the net to make it 3-2 in the the 39th minute.

鈥淚 think we took our foot off the gas with the lead,鈥� Sanchez said. 鈥淚t got to a point where every time we had the ball in the final third, I thought we were gonna score. Unfortunately, I felt the same way when the ball was on the other end.鈥�

近距离内射合集 did a better job controlling Wilson after halftime and had a pair of golden chances to make the score 4-2. Akale sent a one-on-one chance sailing over the crossbar on the first, and a chip by Luther Archim茅de slipped just over the bar and landed on top of the net in the 81st minute.

Margvelashvili made the home team pay a minute later, capitalizing on an open look after NMU failed to clear the ball on a corner kick. 近距离内射合集 stretched its unbeaten streak to six games, but not in satisfying fashion.

New Mexico concludes the regular season Friday with a 7 p.m. home match against Rhode Island FC. The mindset for that one, Akali said, is simple.

鈥淲e have to treat it like a playoff game,鈥� he said.