CHICAGO, Ill. – Sophomore Jeroham Duran scored at 74:43 in the second half to break a 1-1 tie and propel the Marian men's soccer team past Manchester 2-1 Sunday afternoon at the Illinois Tech Tournament.

"It was a come from behind victory, which is excellent," said MU head coach Craig Peltonen. "In the second half Manchester came out strong. They scored early, but we responded and did a great job of keeping our composure."

After a scoreless first half both teams found success on offense in the second stanza.

Less than two minutes into the half Ola Ladapo scored to put Manchester (0-1-1) up 1-0. However, it didn't take long for the Sabres to counter.

At 51:46 Alonso Fragoso netted his fourth goal of the season to tie the match at 1-1.

The Sabres' offense found themselves with several scoring opportunities. The Blue and White outshot their opponents 20-11, including a 12-8 advantage in the second half.

The Sabres (3-0) return to the pitch Saturday, Sept. 12 against Knox.

Illinois Tech Tournament Notes

Tournament Standings

1. Marian 2-0-0 4pts

2. Trine 1-1-0 2pts

T-3. Illinois Tech 0-1-1 1pt

T-3. Manchester 0-1-1 1pt

Tournament Awards

Offensive MVP- Alonso Fragoso- Marian

Defensive MVP- Danny Heerhold- Marian

All-Tournament Team

Marian (4)- Alonso Fragoso, Danny Heerhold, Javier Miranda, Gustavo Carmona

Trine (3)- Jacob Mantz, Nick Lang, Bucky Carpenter

IIT (2)- Sergio Calvo de Leon, Bart Grabowski

Manchester (2)- Brady Forman, Andy Giles

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