BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Ryan Aliam powered home a solid pass from
Tamino Brown in the 78
th minute of action as the Lees-McRae men's soccer team earned the 2-1 Conference Carolinas match victory over Francis Marion on Sunday.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 2; Francis Marion -- 1
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (4-1-2/2-0-1), Francis Marion (2-4-2/1-1-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Patriots held the majority of the possession throughout the first half and through the second half of the game as Francis Marion held the decisive advantage in corner kicks at 16-2. The Patriots did not register a shot on goal in the first half as the two sides went into the break scoreless.
- Daniel Garvilla made a move into the box for the Bobcats in the 64th minute of play and earned a penalty off a foul by the Francis Marion defender. Fletcher Dyson buried home his team-leading seventh goal from the spot to give the Bobcats the one-goal lead.
- Francis Marion continued their pressure on the offensive end and found the equalizer in the 72nd minute as Javier Bello finished the ball in the back of the net after a save by Joshua Garvilla.
- Brown made the play of the match for the Bobcats after moving through defenders in the offensive end and sent a ball to the feet of Aliam who scored the game-winning goal for Lees-McRae.
- The Bobcats calmly endured the offensive pressure from Francis Marion the remainder of the game as Lees-McRae collected three critical points in league action.
- J. Garvilla had one save on goal for the Bobcats as Jesper Jonsson added a shot on target in the victory.
- Gray Smith handled the back line for Lees-McRae well against the attack by the Patriots and provided quality play in 90 minutes on the pitch.
FOR THE PATRIOTS:
- Bello had the lone goal for Francis Marion on the day as Hugo Jonsson collected an assist in the contest.
- Andrea Scapolo hauled in two saves in the match for the Patriots but allowed two goals in the net.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's soccer now heads to North Greenville on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. for a conference matchup with the Crusaders in Tigerville, South Carolina.
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