O'Fallon, MO – Scots try to gain momentum off of a scoreless first half but the Westminster College Blue Jays pull around to secure a 4-0 victory. With the result, Scots are now 4-5-3.
Matheus Nunes led in shots for the Scots with three total.
Remigio Montesdeoca,
Inaki Terra,
Andre Rodriguez, Craig Harrison,
Joel Busby,
Tiago Donadon, and
Clemente Diez all tallied one shot.
Henrique Megale started in net and made four saves.
Lyon executed an aggressive offensive game plan during a dominant, scoreless first half against Westminster, racking up six shot attempts.
Matheus Nunes spearheaded the initial attack with two strikes, including a shot on target that forced an early save.
Remigio Montesdeoca and
Andre Rodriguez sustained the relentless forward pressure by firing consecutive shots on frame to heavily test the Blue Jays' goalkeeper. Defensively,
Henrique Megale anchored the Scots' backline flawlessly, delivering three saves to completely neutralize Westminster's counter-attack. Starters Jake Mcmurdo,
Matthew Turner,
Salvador Fernandez,
Traviss Ragan,
Inaki Terra, and
Cole James maintained excellent tactical positioning, while strategic mid-half substitutions integrated
Tiago Donadon,
Clemente Diez Leiva, and
Harrison Craig to cleanly secure the halftime draw.
In the second half, Lyon displayed great fighting spirit throughout a highly demanding second half against Westminster. The Scots' offensive unit continually generated scoring pressure against the Blue Jays' backline, spearheaded by shot attempts from
Matheus Nunes,
Inaki Terra, and
Joel Busby.
Harrison Craig provided a late spark, unleashing a precise shot on frame that forced a save from the opposing keeper. Defensively, goalkeeper
Henrique Megale remained highly active under pressure, delivering a spectacular late stop to anchor the backline. Though a physical battle led to a yellow caution card for
Salvador Fernandez, strategic substitutions bringing
Tiago Donadon,
Clemente Diez Leiva, and
Emiliano Cordoba onto the pitch sustained high team energy until the final horn. The Blue Jays would pick up momentum and score four in the second to pull away.
Up next, Scots return home to face the Eureka College Red Devils Saturday, October 10
th at 3:00 pm.
