FULTON, Mo. – The Lyon College men's soccer team used two first-half goals and four second-half goals to defeat William Woods University by a score of 6-0 Saturday afternoon.
Lyon moves to 13-4-1 overall, 9-1-1 in the AMC, while William Woods University falls to 6-12 overall, 4-7 in the AMC.
GAME FLOW
The Scots wasted no time as Lyon got the scoring going just over a minute into the match.
Vitor Fujiwara delivered a nice pass to
Rafael Santos. Santos struck a shot past the keeper and into the back of the net, giving Lyon a 1-0 advantage. In the 14
th minute,
Rafael Santos found a cutting
Emanuel Santos who dribbled around a defender and slid a shot into the back of the net, doubling Lyon's lead. As the halftime whistle sounded, the match remained 2-0 in favor of the Scots.
The Scots maintained their two-goal advantage until late in the second half. In the 73
rd minute,
Marcos Fernandez scored his 10
th goal of the season off a free kick, extending Lyon's lead to three. Just seven minutes later,
Enrico Grillo found
Rafael Santos who delivered his second goal of the match, giving the Scots a 4-0 lead. Lyon would go on to score two late goals as
Estiven Garcia and
Raimundo Cabello netted a goal in the 86
th and 89
th minute, respectively, earning the Scots a 6-0 victory over William Woods University on Saturday.
KEY STATISTICS
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Raimundo Cabello tallied his 10
th goal of the year.
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Rafael Santos scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season this afternoon.
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Emanuel Santos now has six goals in the 2019 campaign, while
Estiven Garcia has scored four times.
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Estiven Garcia and
Vitor Fujiwara each recorded their fourth assist of the season today.
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Vicente Alamos made a match-high seven saves, en route to his fifth clean sheet of the season.
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE SCOTS
The Scots will host No. 7 seed Lindenwood University-Belleville in the quarterfinals of the AMC Tournament on Saturday, November 9
th.
Men's Soccer Contact: Jeremy Wagner
870-307-7222 | jeremy.wagner@lyon.edu
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