Roadrunners fall in two matches

Kansas City, Kan. – The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners soccer team lost a 4-1 game to Kansas City Kansas Community College on Thursday night, Aug. 28 in Kansas City, Kansas.

SFCC got on the scoreboard first with a goal from freshman midfielder Luca Bartzsch with less than 35 minutes remaining in the opening half. Kansas City Kansas answered with a goal about 16 minutes before halftime. Kansas City Kansas scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with about eight minutes remaining in the half.

Kansas City Kansas tacked on two more goals in the second half to secure the winning margin.

Sophomore goalkeeper Michele Tafani got the start in goal for SFCC and recorded six saves.

Sedalia – SFCC (0-3) lost 5-1 to Allen County Community College on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Fred E. Davis Sports Complex in Sedalia. The match marked the Roadrunners' home opener.

The Roadrunners opened the scoring with a goal from freshman midfielder Malachai Bonney with about 25 minutes remaining in the opening half.

Allen County tied the game with less than 12 minutes remaining in the opening half. They scored again with about 10 minutes remaining in the opening half and added a third goal with less than a minute remaining until the half to take a 3-1 advantage into halftime.

Allen County added two more goals in the second half to secure the winning margin.

Tafani once again started in goal for SFCC.

"We started out well in the first 30 minutes of the game," said Head Coach Michael Poropat. "We lost our minds in the last 13 minutes of the first half. Once that happened, our composure never recovered. We are continuing to work on maintaining our focus. That is why we scheduled quality opponents like Iowa Central, Kansas City Kansas and Allen County right out of the gate to open the season. They are all really good teams, and our large group of freshmen can't stay freshmen for the entire season."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics