ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The #16 Flagler College men's soccer team (10-1-4 overall, 9-0-1 PBC) extended its winning streak to seven straight games on Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory at Embry-Riddle (9-2-3 overall, 5-1-2 SSC). The winning streak is the longest in program history since 2011 as the Saints have now reached double digit wins in three consecutive seasons.
SCORING SUMMARY
7' – Flagler –
Finn Weigelt (Assist
Callum Stokes)
78' – Embry-Riddle – Lukas Bludau (Assist Joseph Ben-Ezra)
80' – Flagler –
Tim Wahlborg (Unassisted)
TURNING POINT
Flagler jumped on the board quickly as the Saints scored seven minutes into action.
Hugues Iguaran sent an outlet pass to the left side and found
Callum Stokes just outside of the box. The junior sent a left foot cross to the back post and found
Finn Weigelt who buried the first goal of the match.
Trailing by one in the 78
th minute, the Eagles got the equalizer on an impressive strike. Joseph Ben-Ezra worked the left side of the field before sending a pass to the top of the box to find Lukas Bludau. Bludau settled the pass before sending a bender towards the right side of the goal. The shot hit the crossbar and dropped inside the line to even the score late.
However, Flagler answered right back just two minutes later by capitalizing on a free kick. The Saints sent a ball from midfield into the box and a header by the Eagles defense went straight down to
Tim Wahlborg who buried the game-winner in front of net.
KEY STATS & NOTES
- Senior Finn Weigelt buried his team-leading 10th goal of the season. The Berlin, Germany native finished with three shots, including two on goal over 59 minutes of action.
- Senior forward Tim Wahlborg stayed hot and buried a goal behind a team-high three shots. Wahlborg has found the back of the net in three straight matches as he is second on the team in scoring.
- Callum Stokes set up the first goal of the match with his second assist of the year while adding a shot.
- Daniel Becerra, Henry Okenla, and Luke Williams added multi-shot performances for the Saints.
- Senior Ryan Rivas got the start in goal and picked up two saves despite conceding a goal. The reigning PBC Goalkeeper of the Week improved to 5-0-2 this season.
- Flagler outshot Embry-Riddle 13-8 on the night, including a 5-3 mark on target.
- With the victory, the Saints improved to 1-1-2 against Sunshine State opponents this season.
UP NEXT
Flagler will return to action on Saturday, October 24
th as the Saints travel to Lander for a PBC showdown. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. from Van Taylor Stadium and the match will be streamed on the Peach Belt Conference Sports Network.
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