BOX SCORE
BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Green Team tallied three first-half goals by senior
Johannes Oeksnevad, sophomore
Stephon Davis and junior
C. Johan Hedberg to rally for a 3-2 victory in the final Green & White intra-squad scrimmage for the men's soccer program this afternoon. Watch the full scrimmage by clicking
HERE.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Green – 3, White – 2
LOCATION: Lees-McRae Practice Fields – Banner Elk, N.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior Zachary Aversano provided assists on a pair of set pieces, setting up both the Oeksnevad and Hedberg goals.
- Freshman Kevan Wambugu and senior Luis Jimenez both scored for the White Team in the defeat.
- The White Team stormed out of the gates as Wambugu collected a free ball near midfield, sprinted past a couple of defenders and buried a shot past the goalkeeper all within the first minute of action.
- The Green Team responded just six minutes later when Aversano placed a free kick to the back post where Oeksnevad headed home the equalizer.
- Jimenez pushed the White Team back in front as he took a free kick near midfield and slipped it under the cross bar for an unassisted marker in the 10th minute.
- After Davis converted a penalty kick in the 14th minute, Hedberg connected on another free kick from Aversano to give the Green Team the 3-2 advantage that it would maintain throughout the second frame.
- Goalkeepers Joshua Date and David Bravo held a scoreless second half to preserve the 3-2 score.
UP NEXT:
Today's scrimmage is the final Green & White contest for the men's soccer program. Lees-McRae will now shift their focus to the regular season in the spring of 2021.
