<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ZV6Wl_0wEufUle00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ZV6Wl_0wEufUle00" width="675" height="450" >The Dordt men's soccer team surrendered two second half goals in a loss to Hastings on Saturday evening in Sioux Center, Iowa.HOW IT HAPPENEDThe Defenders struck first in the 13th minute as Tyson Reitsma drew a handball in the penalty area and earned a penalty kick for the Defenders. Anton Forsch stepped up and scored his second penalty of the season to give Dordt a 1-0 lead that they would hold until the 69th minute,Hastings would draw a penalty of their own in the 69th minute after Levi Jaeger was called for a foul on the goal line that set Tim Berger up for the equalizer and his ninth goal of the season.Hastings added to their lead late in the 84th minute on a free kick that Lewis Albert was able to get a touch on to take the lead.Dordt had a chance to salvage a tie with 30 seconds left in the game on another penalty kick but Jacob Narkis' penalty was saved by Broncos' goalkeeper, Ethan Watkins.By the numbers:<ul><li>Dordt put up 13 shots, four on goal</li><li>Hastings put up 16 shots, nine on goal</li><li>Mitchell Dryden came away with seven saves</li><li>Ethan Watkins came away with three saves</li><li>Anton Forsch scored his second goal of the season</li><li>Anton Forsch is perfect from the spot this season</li></ul>Dordt falls to 6-6-3 overall and 4-2-2 in GPAC play. Dordt will host the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers next Saturday during Defender Days for their final home game of the regular season.HIGHLIGHTSAnton Forsch penalty kick<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">?? Highlights | <a href="https://twitter.com/DordtSoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DordtSoccer</a> vs Hastings 1st Half Anton Forsh puts home the penalty kick to give the Defenders the 1-0 lead <a href="https://t.co/ZlyboIGmje">pic.twitter.com/ZlyboIGmje</a>— Dordt Defender Athletics (@dordtdefenders) <a href="https://twitter.com/dordtdefenders/status/1847754132154962241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote></div></body>

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The Dordt men's soccer team surrendered two second half goals in a loss to Hastings on Saturday evening in Sioux Center, Iowa. The Defenders struck first in the 13th minute as Tyson Reitsma drew a handball in the penalty area and earned a penalty kick for the Defenders. Anton Forsch stepped up and scored his second penalty of the season to give Dordt a 1-0 lead that they would hold until the 69th minute,