Hoosiers defeated in opener

IU men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley said during two-day practices his team hadn't been tested.\nHe said after two exhibition games it hadn't been tested.\nHe said, in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic this weekend, it would be tested.\nHe was right.\nThe Hoosiers not only got tested Friday against Portland, they also got beaten. IU gave up two early goals and lost 3-0 to the Pilots.\nThe Pilots opened the scoring just three minutes into the game, when senior Miguel Luna scored on a restart 25 yards out. Luna doubled the score 14 minutes later, when IU junior sweeper Josh Rife failed to clear the ball.\nRife headed the ball out of the penalty box, but it landed on the foot of Luna, who sent a volley in the corner of the net, giving the Pilots a 2-0 lead.\nLuna's goal was the Pilots' second goal on their second shot of the game.\n"The first half, we gave up two shots and two goals," Yeagley said. "I can't remember that happening. Actually, I felt pretty good at the end of the first half. I thought the last half-hour, after we got over the shakes of the first 15 minutes, we really played well.\n"We had seven chances and a lot of danger. I said, 'Guys, we've outperformed them. We gave up two shots and two goals. You keep this up, you're gonna' win the game.'"\nBut IU couldn't keep it up.\nThat intensity disappeared in the second half as Portland outshot the Hoosiers 9-5, and few of those shots seriously threatened Portland sophomore goalkeeper Curtis Spiteri. Sophomore midfielder Pat Noonan created the most opportunities for IU, including a rocket saved by Spiteri with nine minutes remaining.\nWhile IU's offense struggled in the second half, Portland's picked up where it left off in the first.\n"We tried to attack from deep, instead of pushing it up," Portland coach Clive Charles said. "We dropped people off of them. So I think that caused them some problems, because they weren't sure whether to come up or drop off. We actually played a counter-attack game, as opposed to a high-pressure game."\nThe Pilots, as Yeagley expected, played many balls in the air. One of those resulted in their third and final goal.\nWith 25:56 remaining in the game, Portland senior defender Casey Barber sent a ball into the box, and sophomore striker Conor Casey headed it past IU senior goalkeeper T.J. Hannig, who had came off of his line.\nThe goal killed any chances IU had of making a comeback. It was also one of the two goals that Yeagley thought Hannig could have saved.\n"I was very disappointed with T.J., both in terms of his leadership and the third goal, which killed us," Yeagley said.\nHannig, too, thought the early goal hurt the Hoosiers.\n"Give the credit to Portland," he said. "They're an excellent team. But we couldn't quite find our legs in the first 15 minutes. We really didn't come out ready to play. That's one thing we have to find ' to come out ready and play in the first 15 minutes"