{"id":45164,"date":"2026-08-27T07:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=45164"},"modified":"2026-08-27T07:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:37:31","slug":"effingham-finishes-in-draw-t-town-falls-to-mattoon-in-charleston-red-gold-soccer-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/soccer\/45164-effingham-finishes-in-draw-t-town-falls-to-mattoon-in-charleston-red-gold-soccer-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Finishes In Draw, T-town Falls To Mattoon In Charleston Red &#038; Gold Soccer Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>CHARLESTON &#8212; Effingham and Teutopolis competed in opening round play at the Charleston Red &amp; Gold Soccer Tournament Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham fought to a 3-3 draw against Mattoon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Brady Wilson put in a tremendous effort with 12 saves,&#8221; said EHS Coach Logan Arney. &#8220;Gage Kinder put in two goals, with one being an impressive header coming from an assist by Jake Niebrugge. Niebrugge also finished a penalty kick. Luis Sarmiento assisted Gage&#8217;s first goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts play a doubleheader today against Champaign St. Thomas More and Newton.<\/p>\n<p>Teutopolis opened play at the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Mattoon.<\/p>\n<p>Mattoon scored at 31:15 in the first half and claimed a second goal at 52:42 in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The Wooden Shoes had four shots on goal. Isaiah Lee finished with 10 keeper saves.<\/p>\n<p>The Shoes return to action today against Champaign St. Thomas More at 5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLESTON &#8212; Effingham and Teutopolis competed in opening round play at the Charleston Red &amp; Gold Soccer Tournament Wednesday. 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