CLEVELAND, Tenn.- The Lee University men's soccer dropped their first match of the season 4-2 on Friday night to Mississippi College. The Flames conceded three second half goals to fall in the contest. With the loss, Lee is now at 4-1-1 on the season and Mississippi College improved to 4-2-0.
 
The Choctaws got on the board first in the 13^th minute. Noah Wagner found the back of the net on a counter attack and gave MC the lead. The Flames got the equalizer in the 31^st minute as Eemeli Makela drilled a rocket into the back corner of the net from 25 yards out.
 
The Flames took the lead in the 58^th minute as Fabian Navarro used a chip pass from Mattia Balzano and beat the MC goal keeper on a one on one.
 
The Choctaws got the equalizer in the 62^nd minute behind a penalty kick from Zach Diallo. They then took the lead in the 69^th minute behind another penalty kick. This one was scored by Felix Ewald.
 
The Flames had a penalty kick of their own but Carlos Viquez stopped Makela's opportunity and kept the lead at 3-2 in favor of Mississippi College. The final goal came from Noah Wagner in the 89^th minute for MC.
 
Coach Potteiger was disappointed with the loss. "We just didn't invest in the game the same way they did and it showed throughout the game. The difference was they competed and wanted it more than us."
 
The Flames committed 15 fouls in the game and earned four yellow cards and one red card. Mattia Siems picked up two yellows and was shown a red card in the 88^th minute.
 
 
The Flames will look to bounce back on Sunday afternoon at the Ray Conn Sports Complex as they will host the Statesmen of Delta State at 3 PM.