OVERLAND PARK — The Allen men and women’s soccer teams were both nearly shutout in their losses at Johnson County Wednesday afternoon.
The No. 17 Allen women were taken down 5-1 while the No. 20 Red Devil men were beaten 4-1 after the Cavaliers scored three second half goals.
MEN’S SOCCER
Pedro De Silva got the Red Devils on the board in the first half when he took a Patrick Alouidor pass to the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.
“We were dominating possession early and they scored a couple goals before half,” Allen head coach Doug Desmarteau said. “In the second half we had to go get a goal, but we left ourselves open for a counter. We had multiple chances to score another goal but couldn’t.”
Johnson County scored their first goal of the match when Monty Almaliky found the back of the net for an unassisted goal and the 1-1 tie with five minutes left in the first half.
Ryan Masterson then found the back of the net off a Tre Smith pass for the 2-0 Johnson County lead at halftime.
The Cavaliers scored their final two goals in the second half to put Allen away when Jacksyn McIntyre scored a goal off a Jordan Gaona assist for the 3-1 advantage. Almailky then went for his second goal of the afternoon when he toed in another Johnson County goal for the 4-1 lead.
“I was proud of how the guys responded and fought through it,” said Desmarteau. “It’s tough to not lay down when you get down 4-1. We created multiple chances to score goals. When we get in these situations we’re not going to let it bother us going forward. We lost at Pratt and then beat them at home, and the same thing happened here with Johnson County. It’s not an easy place to play.”
Johnson County outshot Allen in total shots, 18-14. Ayoup Bader led the Red Devils with a team-high four shots while Jose Haboud, Diego Coronado, De Silva and Alouidor each had two.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Emma Hicklin scored Allen’s lone goal of the match with eight minutes left in the contest, which cut the deficit to four goals for the 5-1 final.
Johnson County totaled 15 shots on goal, while Allen’s Lucia Solanilla Leo made five saves.
Allen hosts Central Community College-Columbus next Wednesday at 3 p.m.
