Box Score Champaign, Il — October 3, 2026 — The Parkland men's soccer team fought from behind late in the second half against St. Charles Community College, scoring twice in less than two minutes to even the score and force a draw against the Cougars on Saturday.
After a scoreless match through 60 minutes of play, the momentum began to shift towards the Cougars, who managed to score twice in the span of four minutes to take a quick 2-0 lead. The Cobras would not go down easily however, as Parkland shifted the momentum once again, scoring twice in two minutes to even the score.
Johan Cortez netted his first collegiate goal in the 77th minute off an assist from
Sagi Karagola, and
Osuke Ebihara netted his first goal as a Cobra off an assist from
Jinwoo Choi less than a minute later to even the score, ending the game in a draw.
The Cobras saw multiple sparks of offense, with
Jinwoo Choi,
Believe Avida,
Osuke Ebihara, and
Johan Cortez hitting 2 shots, 1 on frame each.
Nahj Holiday,
Charlie Dunn,
Pierce Cannon, and
Sagi Karagola each put up 1 shot as the Cobras finished the match with 14 shots, 5 on goal for the match.
Noah Grieshaber had 2 saves at the net through the first half. Tom Evers took over as goalie in the second half, making some big stops at the net in the second half and finishing with 4 saves.
Head Coach
Mark Sikora praised his team's effort after finding a way back into the game:
"The first half was even, we felt good against a really good team, then the second half felt like it was getting away from us at the beginning. It was really one guy,
Jinwoo Choi who decided to take matters into his own hands in the middle of the field and do well defensively. His presence in the last 10 or 15 minutes is what really changed the situation for us. Congrats to Osuke and Johan for scoring their first college goals. I'm really proud of this group, we've played a lot of games against really tough opponents and we've found ways to at least grind to a tie which at this point is a really good result."
The Cobras move to 2-4-7 on the season with the draw, while the Cougars move to 8-3-4.
Up Next:
The Cobras will travel to Oglesby to face Illinois Valley Community College on Tuesday, October 6th at 4 PM.
