Mars Hill, NC – Lincoln Memorial defeats the Mars Hill Lions Friday evening 2-1.
Both teams were able to able to create scoring opportunities in the opening 25 minutes of the half, with Lincoln Memorial shots coming from
Enrique Martin and
Christopher Ramos.
The Railsplitters and MHU were able to keep taking chances at goal, and one of them eventually got in the back of the net as Lions took the lead in the 42
nd minute as Haukeland scored, giving Mars Hill the 0-1 lead going into halftime.
The Railsplitters enter the second half with more momentum, as
Lasse Kidde Amstrup passes the ball back to
Thomas Sloerdal in the 18-yard box to score in the 52
nd minute, tying up the match at 1-1.
LMU continued to apply offensive pressure as
Filipe Ribeiro,
David McDougall, and Kidde Amstrup take some chances at goal for the next 20 minutes.
Vicente Charlin gives the Railsplitters the 2-1 lead in the 76
th minute as he scores directly off a corner kick.
Lincoln Memorial's backline also showed up in the second half, as Mars Hill's first shot of the half did not come until the 84
th minute.
Sloerdal and Charlin each ended the night with one goal each, with Kidde Amstrup adding an assist. Goalkeeper
Daniel Benedek Miklosi played 90 minutes in goal, earning two saves.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial took 10 shots, with four shots being on goal, along with two saves and five corner kicks.
With the win, Lincoln Memorial improves to 5-2-2 overall and 3-1-1 in conference play, and MHU drops to 3-5-2 overall and 1-4 in the SAC.
The team will return home in a few days as they face Emory & Henry on Wednesday, October 7
th at 7:00 pm.
