![Xavier's Chad Gilmer (white jersey) avoids a tackle during the first half of a match Monday against Cedar Falls at Xavier. Gilmer scored a goal for the Saints, but Cedar Falls knocked off top-ranked Xavier, 3-2, with a goal in the 76th minute. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)](/images/photos/xavier/bsoccer/4.11.11 crx soccer gilmer.jpg)
No. 10 Tigers tame No. 1 Saints
For the third time this season Xavier found itself down in the second half, but this time the Saints weren’t able to take it into overtime as they fell to Cedar Falls 3-2 at Xavier on Monday.
Xavier is ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, Cedar Falls No. 10 in Class 3A.
The Saints (3-1-1, 1-1 MVC), who trailed 1-0 in the second half against Linn-Mar and 2-0 against Bettendorf, finally had a slow start catch up to them as the Tigers (5-0, 2-0 MVC) got a late goal with just 3:21 left to prevent overtime and escape with a win.
“Maybe it is a good lesson for us to not wait 60 minutes before we start playing,” Xavier Coach Amir Hadzic said.
After a scoreless first half, the Saints got the action going early in the second half when Daniel Cowden chipped a pass over the defense and right in front of Chad Gilmer who buried the ball in the back of the net.
It only took Cedar Falls three minutes to get the equalizer, on a corner kick that bounced around in the penalty box before Mohammad Shehata was able to boot it in.
“I think that tying goal was really big because it was a momentum shifter for them,” Hadzic said.
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