ST. AUGUSTINE – Five different Flagler College players scored a goal in a 5-0 romp over USC Aiken in a Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament first round match Monday night at Saints Field.
Flagler, the No. 4 seed, improved to 6-7-4 overall. USC Aiken, the No. 5 seed, had its season end with a 2-10-1 record. Flagler will now take on the No. 1 seed Clayton State University on Friday at 5 p.m. in a semifinal match at Morrow, Georgia.
"Of course I am very happy with the win and the performance tonight," said head coach
Thomas Coombes, "but what made me proud was the attitude of the players. It is difficult to play the same team back-to-back, so to come out with a 5-0 win at this stage in the season gives us a lot of confidence going into a tough match at Clayton State on Friday."
Max Gottwald scored the first goal of the match when he headed in
Toby McCallum's free kick in the seventh minute.
Jackson Kirila headed in a corner kick in the 36
th minute to stake the Saints to a 2-0 lead.
Filip Sparavec (50'),
Kohta Uchida (74'), and
Luke Williams (89') scored second half goals.
Ryan Rivas recorded three saves and turned in his second clean sheet for the Saints. Cason Donahue finished with six saves for the Pacers.
Flagler out-shot USC Aiken 20-7 and held a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
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