BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Fletcher Dyson scored the game-tying goal off a header via
Nils Schulze in the 55th minute as the Lees-McRae men's soccer earned a hard-fought draw on Tate Field this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1; Lincoln Memorial – 1
LOCATION: Tate Field -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (0-1-1; 0-0-0), Lincoln Memorial (1-0-1; 0-0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- In a physical first half with 12 fouls called, Lincoln Memorial earned a penalty kick in the 37th minute and Daniel Burko scored to give the Railsplitters the one goal lead.
- The Bobcats battled back in the second half with seven total shots in the last 45 minutes.
- Dyson knotted the score at one goal off a pass from Schulze in the 55th minute and the Bobcats continued the pressure through the remainder of the contest.
- Lees-McRae had a couple of more opportunities in the final stages of the match with Dyson's shot on target getting picked up LMU's goalkeeper in the 88th minute.
- Sean Green made his debut for the Bobcats in goal and made three quality saves on the day.
FOR THE RAILSPLITTERS:
- Burko's penalty goal in the 37th minute gave LMU the lead for 18 minutes of game play.
- Daniel Moreno Gomez, Ronan O'Mahony, and Botond Skulka each had a shot on goal alos
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae hosts non-conference opponent Lynn in a midweek matchup on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 4 p.m.
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