Harrogate, TN – Lincoln Memorial men's soccer defeats the University of Montevallo Falcons Tuesday afternoon 3-1.
The Railsplitters got things going as Lincoln Memorial got the lead in the first minute, with
Damian Saccento crossing the ball to
Filipe Ribeiro, who heads the ball to give LMU a quick 1-0 lead.
For the next 30 minutes of the first half, possession shifted to both ends of the field, with both teams taking four shots.
As neither team took another opportunity for the next 15 minutes, the Railsplitters went into halftime with the 1-0 lead.
Like the first, Lincoln Memorial came out strong in the second, as in the 54
th minute,
Enrique Martin scored off a free kick outside of the 18-yard box to extend LMU's lead 2-0.
Ten minutes later in the 64
th minute, the Falcons decreased their deficit with Park scoring.
The Railsplitters picked back up as in the 78
th minute,
Elay Chartouni took a shot, which was saved by the goalkeeper, with Ribeiro getting the rebound and putting the ball in the back of the net to increase their lead to 3-1.
Despite Montevallo getting multiple close chances towards the end of the half, the Railsplitters kept the Falcons from scoring and took the 3-1 victory.
Ribeiro led with the brace on the afternoon and Martin added one goal, with Saccento and Chartouni tallying assists.
Daniel Benedek Miklosi played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded three saves.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial took 13 shots on goal, with seven on frame, and recorded three saves and four corner kicks.
With the win, Lincoln Memorial improves to 4-2-2 overall and Montevallo drops to 2-4-1 overall.
The team will go back on the road as they travel to Mars Hill, NC to face Mars Hill on October 2
nd at 7:30 pm.
