ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The No. 19 Flagler College men's soccer team (9-1-4 overall, 9-0-1 PBC) remained perfect in conference play on Saturday afternoon as the Saints took down Middle Georgia (5-8-3 overall, 3-5-2 PBC) by a final score of 5-0 at Saints Field. Prior to the match, Flagler honored its 2026 senior class, and senior goalkeeper
Ryan Rivas delivered on the special day by breaking the school record with his 22
nd career shutout.
SCORING SUMMARY
13' – Flagler –
Tim Wahlborg (Assist
Philip Jung)
48' – Flagler –
Henry Okenla (Assist
Filip Hornburg)
56' – Flagler –
Finn Weigelt (Assist
Oliver Lindstrom)
59' – Flagler –
Finn Weigelt (Assist
Luke Williams)
69' – Flagler –
Callum Stokes (Assist
Tim Wahlborg)
TURNING POINT
Flagler jumped on the visiting Knights out of the gate as the Saints struck first 13 minutes in. Middle Georgia goalkeeper Philip Haenel attempted to send an outlet pass to his defender, but a poor touch was stolen by
Philip Jung. As the sophomore raced down the right side of the box, he slid a pass across the box and through the Knights defense to find
Tim Wahlborg in front of goal. The senior tapped a right-footer past the diving goalkeeper to give the Saints an early lead.
Middle Georgia would contain the Saints offense for the remainder of the first half. However, Flagler dialed up the pressure, netting four goals over the final 45 minutes of action. Just three minutes into the second half, Middle Georgia sent a cross into the box, which was stolen by the Saints defense.
Filip Hornburg went striding down the middle of the field and sent a through ball to a speedy
Henry Okenla. The junior received the pass before a sliding Knights tackler could interrupt the attack and beat the goalkeeper to the bottom left corner of goal.
Just eight minutes later, the Saints struck again by forcing another defensive miscue from the Knights. Following a turnover in the Saints attacking zone, senior
Oliver Lindstrom gathered and sent a chip over two Middle Georgia defenders and found
Finn Weigelt all alone. The senior had the Saints second straight one-on-one look with the Knights goalkeeper and beat him to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Saints remained aggressive despite the lead and found the back of the net again just three minutes later. Attacking down the right side of the box, senior
Luke Williams sent a cross in and found Weigelt who buried his second goal of the match.
Flagler would add one final goal 10 minutes after due to ample pressure on the Knights' defense. Looking at a three-on-one opportunity,
Callum Stokes slid a pass into the box and found
Tim Wahlborg who ripped a shot on goal, which was saved by the Knights goalkeeper. However, the rebound found
Dani Freire who put a shot on goal, which was saved but deflected out to Wahlborg who sent another shot off the right post. The rebound found Stokes who drilled a strike from the right side of the box past the keeper to round out the impressive 5-0 victory.
KEY STATS & NOTES
- Ryan Rivas made his sixth start of the season and smothered four saves to earn his second shutout of the year. With the clean sheet, Rivas surpassed Jon Jonsson's school record that has stood since 1995.
- Senior forward Finn Weigelt recorded his second brace of the season with a pair of second half goals. The Berlin, Germany native leads the Saints and ranks second in the conference this season in scoring.
- Senior Tim Wahlborg was a force on the attack for Flagler, netting his fifth goal of the season while tallying his second assist of the year.
- Junior standouts Callum Stokes and Henry Okenla combined for eight shots while scoring a goal each. The goals were the first of the season for Stokes, and the fourth of the year for Okenla.
- Filip Hornburg, Oliver Lindstrom, Philip Jung, and Luke Williams all facilitated the offense with an assist each. The assists were the first of the season for Hornburg and Jung, the second for Lindstrom, and the fifth for Williams.
- The Saints outshot the Knights 22-9 on the evening, the most shots by Flagler in a single game this season.
- Flagler improved to 9-0-1 in Peach Belt Conference play. The nine league wins are the most in Division 2 program history.
- The victory extended the Saints winning streak to six straight wins, the longest streak since 2013.
UP NEXT
Flagler will return to action on Wednesday, October 21
st at the Saints travel to Embry-Riddle for a non-conference clash. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. from ERAU Soccer Stadium and the match will be broadcast on the Sunshine State Conference Digital Network.
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