ROANOKE, Va. - The Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer team defeated the Roanoke College Maroons two to one on Saturday evening in a road game at Roanoke, VA.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Virginia Wesleyan 2 - Roanoke 1
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 7-1-1, 2-0-0 | Roanoke 2-3-2, 0-1-1
Location: Roanoke, VA
FIRST HALF
- The two teams went back and forth on the pitch throughout the first half with neither team finding a goal in the opening 25 minutes.
- The Maroons found the back of the net in the 29th minute taking a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
SECOND HALF
- The Marlins came out of the halftime break hungry and needing to find an equalizing goal.
- It took Virginia Wesleyan until the final ten minutes to find an equalizing goal when Nate Mitchell scored off a pass from Juan Tovar.
- The Marlins stayed aggressive in the remaining minutes of the game and found the go-ahead goal in the final minute of the game as Matthew Goldberg scored off a freekick following a Roanoke foul.
KEY STATS
- Nate Mitchell scored the equalizing goal for the Marlin with seven minutes remaining. Juan Tovar assisted on the goal.
- Matthew Goldberg in the final minute of the match scored the game-winner.
- Griffin Potter (W: 7-1-1, 2-0-0) played all 90 minutes in the cage making four saves while giving up one goal.
UP NEXT
Virginia Wesleyan is back in action on Wednesday evening when they return home to the Tassos Paphites Soccer Complex for a midweek ODAC matchup. The Marlins will host the Yellow Jackets o Randolph-Macon at 6 PM in Virginia Beach, VA.
