OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The No. 1 Central Methodist University men's soccer team held off No. 16 William Penn in a road contest on Saturday evening.
The win moves the Eagles to 11-1 on the season and hold the top spot in league play as the last undefeated team in the conference. William Penn falls to 8-3 on the season and 4-1 in the Heart.
The Statesmen opened the scoring first after 13 minutes were played, but Junior Kazeem (SR/London, England) answered just two minutes later with a goal to tie the game.
Central had the first chance to control the game after the intermission as Alberto Pangrazzi (SR/Lavis (TN), Italy) netted a shot off a pass from Victor Luengo (SO/Madrid, Spain). William Penn found a way to answer in the 68th minute, but Marcos German (SO/Madrid, Spain) delivered a pass to Andrea de Simone (SR/Genova, Italy) that would find the back of the box to put the Eagles ahead.
As a team, the Eagles outshot their opponents at a 25-11 margin, placing 11 of those attempts on target. Christian Sanchez Ortiz (FR/Bogota, Colombia), Daniel Hernandez (SO/Bogota, Colombia), Carlos Scheckermann (FR/Reus, Spain), and Colin Horn (JR/Koenigsbach-Stein, Germany) also placed threatening shots on frame. Vince Gelei (SR/Dunakeszi, Hungary) earned the win in the box after nabbing three saves through 90 minutes of play.
Central will return to action on Wednesday, October 9th, to host Culver-Stockton College. Match time is set for 5 PM on Davis Field.
