DETROIT (9/17/22) - Junior Saeid Jannoun picked the perfect time to score his first career goal as his first half equalizer helped Detroit Mercy play Cleveland State to a 1-1 draw in #HLMSOC opening action on Saturday night. Redshirt sophomore Jonathan Kliewer made six saves on 21 shots faced.

Cleveland State (4-1-1, 0-0-1 HL) took an early 1-0 lead in the 15th minute of the game. However, in the 30th minute, Jannoun made CSU pay off a failed clear attempt. He pressured a CSU defender who passed the ball back to goalkeeper Omeed Naeemy who mis-played the ball right to Jannoun who took the ball and flicked it into the wide open goal for the equalizer.
 

Great pressure by Saeid Jannoun and it leads to his 1st CAREER GOAL to knot it up! #DetroitsCollegeTeam #HLMSOC pic.twitter.com/LZSWg0LX5z

— Detroit Mercy Men's Soccer (@UDMSoccer) September 18, 2022

Despite being outshot 11-2 In the second half, Kliewer and the Titan (1-3-2, 0-0-1 HL) backline stood tall and kept the Vikings off the board to preserve the draw. 

Detroit Mercy continues Horizon League play against IUPUI on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. 
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