Hartsville, SC – Lincoln Memorial men's soccer defeats the Coker Cobras 0-1 on the road.
Coker took most of the control in the first ten minutes, as they took five shots compared to LMU's zero.
After that for the next 20 minutes, Lincoln Memorial returned the favor as they had some near goal opportunities by
Lasse Kidde Amstrup and
Filipe Ribeiro.
The last 15 minutes of the first half were more limited in the shot selection, leaving the score at 0-0 going into halftime.
The first twenty minutes of the second were quite the opposite of the first as it was all LMU, with the Railsplitters outshooting the Cobras 4-2.
The Railsplitters gained the lead in the 76
th minute, as Vincente Charlin passed the ball to
Filipe Ribeiro in the midfield to put the ball in the top right corner of the net to give LMU the 0-1 lead.
With Coker not able to equalize, the Railsplitters defeated the Cobras 0-1.
Ribeiro has the lone goal for LMU, with Charlin adding the assist. Ribeiro also led the team with six shots. Goalkeeper Daniel Benedek Mikloisi played all 90 minutes in goal and earned a shutout with three saves on the evening.
Lincoln Memorial topped Coker in most categories, including shots (15-12) and shots on goal (6-3), but tied in corners (3-3) and dropped in saves (3-5).
With the win, Lincoln Memorial improves to 6-3-3 overall and 4-2-1 in conference play, and Coker drops to 5-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play.
The team will return home on Wednesday, October 21
st as they host Catawba at 4:00 pm.
