FREDERICK, Md. – On Wednesday evening, the twenty-fourth ranked Messiah University men's soccer team defeated the Blazers of Hood College, 2-0. The Falcons opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a goal from
Elijah Perry by
Jalen Keller. The Falcons added three shots on goal but could not find the back of the net and kept their 1-0 lead at the half. The Falcons earned a penalty kick early in the second half and
Owen Resch scored on the chance to extend the Falcons' lead to two in the 50th minute. The Falcons did not add another goal, and
Killian O'Reilly added a pair of saves to give the Falcons the 2-0 win.
Up next, the Falcons travel to Chester, Pa. to take on the Pride of Widener University on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 5:00 p.m.
First Half
After some back-and-forth play, the Falcons looked to break the scoreless tie in the 14th minute. After a failed clear,
Grant Shreiner kept the offensive possession alive and passed the ball to
Elijah Perry. Perry and
Jalen Keller quickly played a one-two and Perry got the ball near the right post. Perry ripped a shot, past the Blazers' goalkeeper and into the back of the goal to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. The Falcons tallied three shots on goal, all from
Owen Resch, to close out the first half, but each shot was saved to keep the score at 1-0 at the break.
Second Half
The Falcons looked to extend their lead early in the second half. After a hard foul in the box, the Falcons earned a penalty kick.
Owen Resch took the PK and sent the shot into the bottom-left corner to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead in the 50th minute. The Blazers then went on the attack with a pair of shots on goal, but
Killian O'Reilly made a pair of saves to hold the Falcons lead to 2-0 in the 53rd minute. The Falcons did not allow a shot on goal the rest of the way and earned the 2-0 win.
Stats
Elijah Perry and
Owen Resch each scored for the Falcons.
Jalen Keller tallied an assist. The Falcons totaled 18 shots with seven shots on goal. The Blazers tallied five shots with two shots on goal. Messiah earned 10 corner kicks to Hood's four.
Killian O'Reilly earned the shutout win in goal with two saves.
Next
The Falcons travel to Chester, Pa. to take on the Pride of Widener University on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 5:00 p.m.
