Flurry of Second-Half Goals Propels Memphis to 3-2 Win over Tulsa

Saturday, September 27

Memphis, Tenn.

7:00 p.m.

University of Memphis

3-4-3, 2-1-0

Tulsa

1-6-2, 0-3-0

Tulsa

Memphis

Flurry of Second-Half Goals Propels Memphis to 3-2 Win over Tulsa

Sep 27, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (3-4-3, 2-1-0 American) men's soccer team scored three second-half goals to earn a comeback victory against Tulsa (1-6-2, 0-3-0 American) by a score of 3-2 Saturday night.

A scoreless first half from both sides was followed by a five-goal second half, where a pair of Tigers scored their second goals in conference play in as many matches.

KEY MOMENTS

53' – In the early stages of the second half, Tulsa took a lead in the match off the head of Will Applegate, with assists being credited to Aimar Membrila and Alex Cunningham.
61' – Just eight minutes later, Memphis responded with a header of its own as Miller Lashlee leapt above the Golden Hurricane defender and found the corner of the net to bring the match level.
- Assists on the goal were credited to Anthony DiFalco and Eben McIntyre.
- Lashlee now has two goals in his first two American Conference matches.
63' – The Tigers continued using an aggressive counterattack as Luciano Galizzi laid off a ball that Samuel Mutiri rocketed to the bottom left corner of the net to give Memphis a one-goal lead.
- That assist marked Galizzi's fifth of the season, matching the previous season's top-assist mark set by Lleyton Imparato.
66' – Just after Memphis seized momentum, a Tulsa corner kick produced the equalizer as Bowen McCloud found the back of the net from the cross by Jared Aguilar.
76' – A long pass from goalkeeper Filip Sabatti found the head of Luciano Galizzi, who headed it forward to Eben McIntyre for the eventual game-winning goal.
- Galizzi now has the most assists (six) by a Tiger in the past two seasons.
- Sabatti recorded his first career assist and the first assist by a Memphis goalkeeper since 2012 when Conor Hurley recorded an assist in a 5-0 victory over Drake.
90' – The Golden Hurricane had two corner kicks in the final minute of the match, but a foul by Tulsa's Bowen McCloud gave Memphis possession to end the game.

NOTABLES

Memphis has its first winning streak of the 2025 campaign, with both wins coming by a score of 3-2 in conference play with a game-winning goal in the final 15 minutes of the match.
Through 10 matches, the Tigers have already tied their team assist total of 18 from a year ago.
- Luciano Galizzi now leads the team in assists (six) and is tied for the team lead in points with eight.
Both Samuel Mutiri and Miller Lashlee have each of Memphis' two American Conference victories.
Eben McIntyre finished the match with an assist and the game-winning goal.
- McIntyre sits at two goals and four assists on the season and is tied with Galizzi for the team lead in points with eight.
Filip Sabatti earned his second-straight victory in net with two saves while also adding an assist from the goalkeeper position.
- It is the first assist by a Memphis goalkeeper since 2012 and is the first assist of Sabatti's career, including his time spent at La Salle.
Six Tigers (Filip Sabatti, Dino Stavros, Ryan Ruguaru, Samuel Mutiri, Abdallah Traore, Eben McIntyre) logged a full 90 minutes played in the victory.
- This marks the most Memphis players to play 90 minutes in a match this season.
- Stavros still leads all players with 856 minutes played in the 2025 season.
Four cards were issued in the match, all of which were issued to members of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
- Head coach Tom McIntosh, assistant coach Henry Sach and midfielder Luc Achermann-Stanfield were all assessed yellow cards in the contest.
- Forward Arnau Pedrola Fortuny was issued a straight red card in the 90^th minute for violent conduct towards a Memphis player.

UP NEXT
Memphis travels to North Carolina for a Friday night matchup on Oct. 3 against Charlotte. The road match is set to start at 6 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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