BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men's soccer team allowed three second half goals Wednesday as they fell 4-0 to Belmont Abbey in their final home match of the regular season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Belmont Abbey 4, King 0
LOCATION: Parks Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 3-7-4, 2-5-4 Conference Carolinas; Belmont Abbey 7-7-2, 4-6-1 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tornado earned an early corner kick, which a few minutes later was followed by Gauthier Lumale making his first save, resulting in a Belmont Abbey corner kick.
- The first goal for the Crusaders came in the 17th minute, putting them ahead 1-0.
- The Tornado offense started swarming near the end of the half, as Eric Swain took a shot that was stopped by the Belmont Abbey goalkeeper, which Kirk Rahill followed with a shot that missed wide right.
- Belmont Abbey scored their second goal just nine minutes into the second half, using a corner kick to take a 2-0 lead.
- Paul Ogynboye took a shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but was unable to beat the Crusaders goalkeeper.
- The Crusaders scored again in the 71st minute before adding a fourth goal in the 81st minute to win 4-0.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Ogunboye and Swain had the only two shots on goal for the Tornado, who had a total of five shots on the match.
- Lumale finished with one save, playing the full 90 minutes in net.
FOR THE FOES
- Four separate Crusaders scored, with Marcos Frias netting his second of the season. Joining him on the scoresheet was Pat Hissim, Mikey Reid and Pa Njie.
- Trent McConnaughey made two saves in goal for the Crusaders.
UP NEXT
- King will close the regular season Sunday afternoon at Southern Wesleyan.
