Men's Soccer Rallies Past Emmanuel by a Final of 2-1

BANNER ELK, N.C. – Fletcher Dyson found the back of the net in the 84^th minute as the Lees-McRae men's soccer team rallied past Emmanuel (Ga.) by a final of 2-1. Harrison Watts knotted the match at one goal after a solid cross by Tamino Brown.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 2; Emmanuel (Ga.) – 1
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-1-2/1-0-1), Emmanuel (1-4-0/1-2-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The two sides played 45 minutes of scoreless action in the first half as the Bobcats held the majority of opportunities in the opening period.
• Emmanuel got on the board in the 47^th minute of play after a poor clearance by Joshua Garvilla to give the Lions the one goal lead.
• Lees-McRae collected the momentum back in its favor with shots on goal by Watts and Tamino Brown before Brown found the head of Watts in the 76^th minute to knot the contest at one goal.
• Dyson collected the game-winner in the 84^th minute after the Bobcats went down a man in the 82^nd minute. The Bobcats held on for the victory for their first conference win of the 2022 season.
• Watts led Lees-McRae with three shots on goal off the bench as Ryan Aliam, Balint Pavel, Landon Robbins joined Dyson and Brown with one shot on goal apiece.

 
FOR THE LIONS:

• Rodrigo De La Terga hauled in six saves for Emmanuel as Emilio Rangel collected the lone goal for the Lions.

 
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's soccer returns to action on Sunday afternoon as the Bobcats face Francis Marion on Tate Field for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff.

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