Box Score CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 8 ranked Parkland College men's soccer team won big against College of DuPage on Wednesday, September 4^th. After a quick goal in the first minute of the game, the Cobras (2-0-1) went on to score six more times, beating the Chaparrals (1-3) 7-1.
 
Parkland got ahead early with a goal from William Arana, followed by four more goals from three different Cobras (Immanuel Nwosu, Gustavo Poli, Christophin Ngassam) in the first half. The Chaparrals scored at the start of the second half, but Hidenori Akasaka responded with two goals in the 53rd minute and 67th minute to secure the win at the Parkland College Soccer Field.
 
Scoring Summary:
PARKLAND GOAL: 1^st minute – William Arana (Assisted by Shion Hayashi)
PARKLAND GOAL: 28^th minute – Immanuel Nwosu (Assisted by Juliano Baptiste)
PARKLAND GOAL: 29th minute – Gustavo Poli (Assisted by Juliano Baptiste)
PARKLAND GOAL: 39th minute – Gustavo Poli (Assisted by Jonas Martinez)
PARKLAND GOAL: 43^rd minute – Christophin Ngassam (Assisted by Kaya Karabeyaz-Cowling)
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE GOAL: 48th minute
PARKLAND GOAL: 53rd minute – Hidenori Akasaka (Assisted by Isaac Warren)
PARKLAND GOAL: 67th minute – Hidenori Akasaka (Assisted by Rommy Hassan)
 
Up next, the Cobras play Western Iowa Tech Community College (1-1-1) on Sunday, September 8. Kick-off against the Comets is scheduled for 10:00 AM.