NAIA National Championship
Score: No. 6 Keiser 4 (No. 5 seed) 2, No. 4 Mobile 0 (No. 3 seed)
Records: No. 6 Keiser (16-3-1), No. 4 Mobile (18-3-1)
Location: Jack Allen Soccer Complex, Decatur, Ala.

Two second-half goals guided the Keiser Seahawks to the program first Red Banner, defeating the No. 4-ranked Mobile (Ala.) Rams, 2-0, in the NAIA National Championship Game on Monday afternoon.

Goals by Luca Malvicini (game-winner) and Elias Jassim propelled the Seahawks to the National Championship, becoming the first Sun Conference Men's Soccer team in league history to sit atop the NAIA college soccer world.  

Four Seahawks were named the NAIA All-Tournament Team (Cristobal Molina Campos, Alejandro Varela Sabio, Hannu Tam, and Lucas Jacobs).

Hannu Tam was named the 2021 NAIA Tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player.

Cristobal Molina Campos was awarded the 2021 NAIA Tournament MVP and the Championships Most Outstanding Defensive Player. 


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• A tightly-contested first half saw both squads come close to getting on the scoreboard in the first 45.
• Lucas Jacobs struck a beautiful shot in the 24th minute but Mobile goalkeeper Antoine Bedos made the diving save to keep the match scoreless.
• Cristobal Molina Campos tested the Rams keeper forcing Bedos to make a tough save in the 34th minute.
• Molina Campos came up big defensively in the 41st minute preventing a would-be goal by clearing a ball off the line to help preserve the shutout. 
• Mobile held a slight edge in total shots, 5-4, as the game entered halftime, 0-0.
• Luca Malvicini got KU on the board in the 53rd minute with his team-leading eighth goal of the season.
• The freshman from Domodossola, Italy, notched his first game-winner of the season, striking a shot - far post - from 17 yards out. 
• Elias Jassim sealed the victory for the Seahawks, netting his second goal of the season in the 90th minute. 
• Jassim, who got behind the Rams defense and had just the keeper to beat, got past Bedos and found the back of the net.
• Goalkeeper Dario Salzer (0.73 GAA) recorded his sixth shutout of the season, making three saves.
• The Rams held a 16-10 advantage in total shots in the game but it was Keiser who held the edge in shots on goal, 6-4.

• The National Championship was the first in program history.
• Keiser becomes the first Sun Conference men's soccer program to claim the Red Banner in league history. 
• With the win, Keiser improved to 16-3-1 on the year.
• The 16 wins are tied for the most in program history (16 in 2020).
• With the win, Keiser improves to 5-3 all-time versus Mobile (Ala.).
• The Seahawks have won four straight over the Rams, including three straight shutouts.
• Keiser improves to 10-5-2 all-time in the NAIA National Tournament.
• With the game-winning goal, Luca Malvicini became the 12th different Seahawk to notch a game-winner in 2021 (Kael Richards, Alexander Steen, Vincent Piwernetz, Julius Fassbinder, Lucas Jacobs [2], Rodrigo Montez Silva, Alvaro Jimenez Valera [3], Lucca Carvalho, Hannu Tam, Cristobal Molina Campo [2], Elias Jassim).
• The Seahawks ended this year's NAIA Men's National Championship Tournament, out-scoring the opposition, 14-2.
• Keiser registered three "clean sheets" during this year's tournament.
• On the year, the Seahawks set a school record in shutouts with 10.
• The Seahawks earned this year's NAIA Team Sportsmanship Award.
• Four Seahawks were named the NAIA All-Tournament Team (Cristobal Molina Campos, Alejandro Varela Sabio, Hannu Tam, and Lucas Jacobs).
• Hannu Tam was named the 2021 NAIA Tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player.
• Cristobal Molina Campos was awarded the 2021 NAIA Tournament MVP and the Championships Most Outstanding Defensive Player. 

No. 6 Keiser
Shots: 10
Shots on Goal: 6
Corner Kicks: 5
Saves: 4
 
No. 4 Mobile
Shots: 16
Shots on Goal: 4
Corner Kicks: 2
Saves: 2