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0
Spartanburg Methodis SPARTANB (3-6-1, 0-1)
3
Winner Keiser KEISER (4-1-1, 2-0)
Spartanburg Methodis SPARTANB
(3-6-1, 0-1)
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Final
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Keiser KEISER
(4-1-1, 2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Spartanburg Methodis SPARTANB 0 0 0
Keiser KEISER 1 2 3

Game Recap: No. 17 Men's Soccer |

Keiser Handles Spartanburg Methodist at Home 3-0

Game Information
Score: No. 18 Keiser Seahawks 3, Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers 0
Records: No. 18 Keiser (3-1-1), SMC (3-6-1) 
Location: Arrigo-Vecellio Field - West Palm Beach, Fla.

Keiser men's soccer picked up their second home win of the season today in a 3-0 victory over Spartanburg Methodist. The Seahawks took a 1-0 lead into halftime due to a Pioneer own goal and scored twice in the second half to secure the win.

How it Happened
  • Keiser went to work early on in the match, taking two shots and a corner kick in the opening four minutes
  • The Pioneers took a shot in the sixth minute, but KU goalie Juan Saldarriaga collected it for his first save of his career
  • In the 13th minute, the Seahawks took the lead on an own goal by the Pioneers
  • The rest of the second half came and went with Keiser being unable to score a goal but maintaining the lead thanks to stiff defense by Francis Bolland and the KU backline
  • After some halftime adjustments by coach Gavin Oldham, the Seahawks went on the attack early in the second half
  • Seven minutes into the half, Fami Konate sent a ball down to line to Manu Cordeviola who sent a nice crosser to Justin Bangura, who buried it in the net to double Keiser's lead
  • With 31 minutes to go in the half, the Pioneers were charged with a red card after a hard collision
  • One minute later, reigning SUN Offensive Player of the Week Gabi Villafane sent a pass to Cordeviola, who fired off a beautiful cross to a wide open Alessio Silva that helped him connect for his first goal of the season
  • SMC managed to fire off two shots on goal in the final minutes of the game as the Seahawks dropped into a defensive alignment, but Saldarriga made a pair of saves to preserve the shutout

Game Notes
  • The Seahawks are now 1-0 against SMC
  • Juan Saldarriaga and Noah Southwell played the full 90 minutes
  • Saldarriaga picked up three saves in his first action of the season, and his first win
  • The Seahawks outshot the Pioneers 24-6
  • This was Keiser's second shutout of the season, and the 93rd in the history of Keiser men's soccer
  • Keiser took seven corner kicks while not allowing any from Spartanburg Methodist
  • With the win, Head Coach Gavin Oldham improves to 90-26-14 (54-10-5 SUN)

Up Next
The Seahawks will host Florida Memorial this Wednesday. Kickoff from Arrigo-Vecellio field is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET

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