GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 16 Flagler College men's soccer team (11-1-4 overall, 10-0-1 PBC) picked up a key 2-1 victory over Lander (4-7-4 overall, 3-5-3 PBC) on Saturday afternoon. The victory extended the Saints winning streak to eight straight games, the longest streak since 2002.
SCORING SUMMARY
21' – Flagler –
Finn Weigelt (Assist
Dani Freire)
27' – Flagler –
Filip Hornburg (Assist
Callum Stokes)
38' – Lander – Omar Erwa (Assis Chad Haynes and Orran Mushet)
TURNING POINT
The visiting Saints struck first in the 21
st minute by turning a Lander miscue into a goal. Following a turnover by the Bearcats, senior
Oliver Lindstrom sent an outlet pass down the left side of the box and found
Dani Freire. The junior one touched a pass through the box and found
Finn Weigelt in stride at the back post as he put away the opening goal.
Just six minutes later, the Saints added onto their lead coming off their second corner of the match.
Callum Stokes sent an inswinger into the box and found
Filip Hornburg on the far side. The sophomore defender briefly settled the pass and delivered a strike past the Bearcats goalkeeper to give Flagler a 2-0 lead.
With seven minutes remaining in the first half, Lander cut the deficit in half with a 38
th minute goal. Orran Mushet sent a cross to the back post and found Chad Haynes who touched it back to the top of the box. The pass found Omar Erwa, and he sent a shot into the top left corner of frame to cut the Saints lead back down to one. The Flagler backline tightened up and wouldn't concede the equalizer as the Saints held on to the 2-1 victory on the road.
KEY STATS & NOTES
- Senior Finn Weigelt scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season as the Berlin, Germany native has found the back of the net in three straight matches.
- Dani Freire tallied his fifth assist on the season, which tied for the team-lead.
- Defensive standout Filip Hornburg netted his fourth goal of the season while playing all 90 minutes of action.
- Callum Stokes recorded his third assist of the season while logging 70 minutes of work. The junior striker has dished out an assist in back-to-back matches.
- Tim Wahlborg, Hugues Iguaran, and Henry Okenla each applied pressure with two shots on the day, including a combined four on goal.
- Senior goalkeeper Ryan Rivas picked up one save while conceding one goal in his eighth start of the season.
- Flagler outshot Lander 12-5, including a 9-2 mark on goal.
- The victory moved the Saints conference record to 10-0-1, the most conference wins in D2 program history. The last time the Saints reached 10 wins in conference play was 2002, when Flagler went 11-1 as an NAIA institution.
UP NEXT
Flagler will return to action on Monday, October 26
th as the Saints welcome Georgia Southwestern for the regular season finale. Kick off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. from Saints Field and the match will be broadcast on the Peach Belt Conference Sports Network. Monday night is the rescheduled match from earlier in the month when the originally scheduled match was postponed due to inclement weather.
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