HELENA, Mont. – Carroll College men's soccer battled from the first whistle to the last, but the Saints fell to fifth-ranked Corban 4-2 Friday at Nelson Stadium.
 
"There is a reason they are the fifth-ranked team in the country," head coach Doug Mello said. "They stayed organized and played their game for 90 minutes. We had stretches when we followed our game plan that we looked like we are right where we want to be, but we have to play to that level all game."
 
Carroll opened the scoring with a goal in the eighth minute when a corner kick bounced off of a Corban defender to Rodrigo Portillo 10 yards out from goal. He sent the ball to the top corner of the goal for a 1-0 lead.
 
In the 28th minute, Timur Zhividze scored an equalizer and Nathaniel Cheney would give Corban the lead in the 44th minute.
 
The Saints equalized I the 59th minute when a Corban player was called for handball in the box, giving Jose Porras a PK opportunity. He capitalized to tie the game at 2-2.
 
Just two minutes later, a Carroll player fouled a Corban player in the box which led to a Zhividze PK, giving Corban a lead they would not relinquish.
 
The Saints put on the pressure in the second half but could not capitalize. Cheney scored another goal for Corban in the 81st minute to seal a win for the No. 5 team in the country.
 
Carroll falls to 4-2 on the year while Corban is now 7-0-1. The Saints host Northwest Christian Saturday at 4 p.m. at Nelson Stadium.
 
A live stream is available on the Carroll Youtube Channel.