GRANTHAM, Pa. – On Wednesday evening, the sixteenth-ranked Messiah University men's soccer defeated the sixth-ranked Red Devils of Dickinson College after scoring three unanswered goals in the second half. After a scoreless first 40 minutes, the Red Devils broke the scoreless tie in the 41st minute to take a 1-0 lead into the break. The Falcons though looked to regroup and get back into the game early in the second. The Falcons tied the game in the 53rd minute on a goal from
Owen Resch. Just three minutes later, the Falcons added to their lead on a Dickinson own goal off a cross from
Elijah Perry to give the Falcons a The Falcons added to their lead in the 66th minute on a goal from
Kyle Spodnik by
Chase England. The Red Devils added a late goal, but the Falcons held on to earn the 3-2 win.
Up next, the Falcons host the Lions of Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
First Half
The Falcons opened the game strong on the offensive end with a shot on goal from
Sam Phillips in the ninth minute, but the shot was saved and the game remained scoreless. Phillips got another shot on goal in the 19th minute, but again the shot was saved to keep the Falcons offense off the board early. The Red Devils though got on the board first with a goal in the 41st minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Falcons looked for one final chance in the first with a shot on goal from
Preston Ramsey, but the shot was saved and the Red Devils kept the 1-0 lead headed into the break.
Second Half
The Red Devils opened the second half looking to extend on their lead with two shots in the first five minutes.
Killian O'Reilly though made a pair of saves to keep the Falcons within one. In the 53rd minute, the Falcons looked to get a shot past the Dickinson goalkeeper and tie the game.
Owen Resch got the ball on the right side of the field and dribbled through multiple defenders, towards the top-middle of the box and ripped a shot into the bottom-right corner to tie the game at one. Just a few minutes later, the Falcons looked to keep the momentum going and take their first lead of the game. Off a corner, the Falcons played the ball short to
Elijah Perry. Perry sent a cross right in front of the goal and it went off a Dickinson defender and into the back of the net to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead. The Falcons looked for an insurance goal in the 66th minute. After a Dickinson corner,
Chase England gathered the ball and after beating his man in the midfield, looked to run a counterattack. England took the ball all the way to the top of the box and sent a pass to the middle of the box to
Kyle Spodnik. Spodnik ripped a shot into the back of the net to push the Falcons lead to 3-1. The Red Devils scored a goal in the 89th minute, but the comeback attempt was too late, and the Falcons earned the 3-2 win.
Stats
Jalen Keller,
Owen Resch, and
Kyle Spodnik each scored a goal for the Falcons.
Chase England and
Elijah Perry each tallied an assist. The Falcons totaled 18 shots with nine shots on goal. Dickinson tallied 13 shots with five shots on goal. Dickinson earned 20 corner kicks to the Falcons eight.
Killian O'Reilly earned the win in goal for the Falcons and made two saves.
Next
The Falcons host the Lions of Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
