LUBBOCK, Texas (KFDA) – West Texas A&M\u2019s men\u2019s soccer team saw its two-match unbeaten streak come to an end Wednesday night, falling 3-1 to Lubbock Christian. <\/p>\n
Jonathan Atzmon scored the Buffaloes\u2019 only goal. <\/p>\n
First half<\/p>\n
Lubbock Christian opened the scoring in the 12th minute to take a 1-0 lead. <\/p>\n
The Chaparrals controlled possession for much of the opening half, limiting WT\u2019s chances on offense.<\/p>\n
The Buffaloes came closest to an equalizer in the 32nd minute, when a shot from Ben Scotford missed just left of the goal. <\/p>\n
WT followed with three more shots, one on target, and two corner kicks before halftime but could not find the net.<\/p>\n
Defensively, WT limited Lubbock Christian to four shots over the remainder of the half. <\/p>\n
The score stood 1-0 at the break.<\/p>\n
Second half<\/p>\n
Lubbock Christian extended its lead quickly to start the second half, scoring in the 52nd and 56th minutes to go up 3-0.<\/p>\n
WT answered in the 69th minute. Franky Oviedo sent a free kick into the box, where Desire Essis settled the ball before passing to Atzmon, who finished the play to cut the deficit to 3-1.<\/p>\n
WT managed only two more shots the rest of the match. Lubbock Christian held on for the 3-1 win.<\/p>\n
WT moved to 4-7-3 overall and 1-2-3 in conference play.<\/p>\n
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