MORROW, Ga. – The Flagler College men's soccer team (6-1-4 overall, 6-0-1 PBC) put together a dominant showing to complete the regular season sweep over Clayton State (5-3-3 overall, 3-2-1 PBC) on Saturday afternoon. The Saints used early offense, scoring two goals in the first 18 minutes along with quality defense to earn the shutout and extend its winning streak to three straight matches.
SCORING SUMMARY
14' – Flagler –
Finn Weigelt (Assist
John McGarry)
17' – Flagler –
Filip Hornburg (Penalty Kick)
71' – Flagler –
Henry Okenla (Assist
Xander LaBelle)
85' – Flagler –
Hugues Iguaran (Unassisted)
TURNING POINT
The visiting Saints struck first in the 14
th minute by turning an aggressive press into a Lakers miscue.
John McGarry applied the pressure and forced a Lakers turnover in the box. The junior dribbled towards net before sliding a pass through the box to
Finn Weigelt who buried the early goal.
Just three minutes later,
Owen Cunha sent a deep throw into the box, drawing a foul to set up a penalty kick.
Filip Hornburg stepped up and buried his second penalty kick of the season to extend the Saints lead to 2-0.
Flagler wasn't done as the Saints added a goal in the 71
st minute on a counterattack. Flagler goalkeeper
Xander LaBelle sent a booming kick into the Saints attacking zone, and found a speedy
Henry Okenla. The junior headed a bouncing ball over the Lakers defender before beating the goalkeeper 1-on-1 to provide an insurance goal.
The Saints would round out their impressive day with one final goal in the 85
th minute. Following a cross into the box that was cleared out by Clayton State, sophomore
Hugues Iguaran settled the ball with an open look from the middle third where he sent a strike into the goal and extended the Saints lead to 4-0.
KEY STATS & NOTES
- Senior forward Finn Weigelt found the back of the net for the second straight match. The Berlin, Germany native leads the Saints and ranks top five in the league in scoring. Weigelt moved into a tie for sixth all-time in Division 2 program history with 17 career goals.
- Henry Okenla and Hugues Iguaran both put away their second goals of the season.
- Filip Hornburg buried his third goal of the season, and second penalty kick. Hornburg logged a complete game on the Saints defense.
- Xander LaBelle became the first Saints goalkeeper since 2013 to record an assist. The junior smothered a season-high nine saves to earn his second clean sheet of the season.
- John McGarry distributed his third assist of the season on the first goal.
- Clayton State outshot Flagler 21-14, including 10-8 on goal.
UP NEXT
Flagler will return to action on Wednesday, October 7
th when the Saints host Georgia Southwestern. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. from Saints Field, and the match will be broadcast on the Peach Belt Conference Sports Network.
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