Harrogate, TN – Lincoln Memorial men's soccer falls to the Anderson Trojans 2-3 on Senior Night Saturday evening.
After the opening ten minutes of silence from both teams, the Railsplitters started to push more offensively as
Filipe Ribeiro and
Hays Adams took shots but were off frame.
LMU's Adams drew a foul in the 18-yard box in the 19th minute to give the Railsplitters a penalty kick. Ribeiro capitalized on the penalty kick to give Lincoln Memorial a 1-0 lead.
Over the next ten minutes, LMU continued to get the ball to their attacking third, as they earned five corner kicks over the span of ten minutes.
With both teams scoreless for the remainder of the half, the Railsplitters go into halftime leading 1-0.
The opening 15 minutes of the second half were quiet, as possession shifted but neither team was able to produce any scoring opportunities.
The Trojans tied up the match in the 63rd minute, as Caro Sepulveda scored off Zethofer.
LMU continued to create chances, with shots coming from
Lasse Kidde Amstrup,
Enrique Martin, and Ribeiro throughout the next 15 minutes.
The Railsplitters regained the lead in the 82nd minute as
Enrique Martin crossed the ball to
Filipe Ribeiro to make the score 2-1.
Anderson turned around quickly as they scored back-to-back goals, with Munoz scoring a penalty kick in the 84th minute and Munoz adding another goal in the 85th minute.
With Lincoln Memorial unable to equalize, the Railsplitters fall to Anderson 2-3.
Ribeiro recorded a brace for the Railsplitters, while Martin tallied the lone assist. Ribero also led the team with seven shots, and Benedek Miklosi played all 90 minutes in goal and made one save.
As a team, LMU took 24 shots, with six being on goal, along with recording one save and nine corner kicks.
With the loss, LMU drops to 6-5-3 overall and 4-4-1 in the SAC, and Anderson improves to 9-2-4 overall and 5-2-3 in the SAC.
Prior to the match, five seniors were honored for their contributions to the program:
Daniel Benedek Miklosi,
Colin Clark,
David McDougall,
Christopher Ramos, and
Brady Ervin.
The team will play their last game of the regular season as they make the trip to Jefferson City, TN to face Carson-Newman on Wednesday, October 28th at 7:30 pm.
