Eastern Illinois men's soccer closed out its 2026 regular season Sunday afternoon, battling SIUE to a 3-3 draw at Bob Guelker Field at Korte Stadium. The Panthers scored three goals in the first half, including two penalty kicks from Miguel D'Amico, before the Cougars rallied in the second half to even the match.
Eastern Illinois (4-9-4, 3-5-2 OVC) opened the scoring in the 20th minute when D'Amico converted a penalty kick to give the Panthers a 1-0 advantage. SIUE (7-7-3, 5-3-2 OVC) responded with two goals, taking a 2-1 lead after Archie McDonnell scored in the 25th minute and Amos Boum Nlend added another in the 28th minute.
D'Amico answered for the Panthers in the 36th minute, converting his second penalty kick of the afternoon to tie the match at 2-2. Eastern Illinois continued its offensive push late in the first half when Keidin Green found the back of the net in the 45th minute. Marcos Ayelo assisted on Green's goal, giving the Panthers a 3-2 lead heading into halftime.
SIUE responded in the second half, tying the match at 3-3 in the 55th minute when Dom Bartoni converted a penalty kick. Neither team was able to find the game-winner over the final 35 minutes as the Panthers and Cougars finished with a draw.
Eastern Illinois finished with a 26-16 advantage in shots and a 14-5 edge in shots on goal. SIUE held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks, while the Panthers committed 12 fouls compared to 11 by the Cougars.
D'Amico led the Panthers offensively with two goals on three shots, all of which were on target. Green added a goal on three shots, while Ayelo recorded an assist. Sergej Misic led Eastern Illinois with seven shots, including four on goal, while Nolan Getzinger finished with two shots on target.
Goalkeeper Kai Odagiri played all 90 minutes in net for the Panthers, recording two saves.
The Panthers now wait to see based on results of other matches if they will make it to the OVC tournament.Â
