CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Parkland Men's Soccer Team moved to 9-4-1, and extended their current winning streak to 5, with a non-conference victory over Millikin JV.
 
The scoring opened early, only 40 seconds into the match, when Yu Sasaki (2 assists) took a shot that bounced off the Millikin keeper. It was quickly re-directed into the goal by Ivai Warella (1 goal). Later, in the 38^th minute, Sasaki again found a teammate, this time Takumi Seo (1 goal). Seo's goal provided a 2-0 lead with held through the half.
 
After the half, in the 56^th minute, Francisco Andrade (1 goal) was set-up by Naoto Uede (1 assist) and placed it sharply in the left side of the net. Less than one minute later, Hugo Parada (1 assist) sent a diagonal ball in to Jonathan Velasquez (1 goal) who was able to slide it past the Millikin keeper for the Cobras' final tally.
 
The Cobras defense allowed only 2 shots on goal. Artem Burnett (2 saves) kept a clean sheet for Parkland in goal, saving both of those shots and preserving the team's 6^th shutout.
 
Parkland- 4, Millikin JV- 0
Millikin JV        0   0      -0
Parkland          2   2      -4
1^st period-   PC-Warella (Sasaki), PC-Seo (Sasaki)
2^nd period-   PC-Andrade (Uede), PC-Velasquez (Parada)
 
Next up for Men's Soccer will be Lewis and Clark. That match will take place on Saturday, October 12^th, 12:00 pm, in Champaign.