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CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team (1-0-0) kicked off the 2017 regular season with a 3-1 victory over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0-1-0) on Friday night at Gettler Stadium.
With the teams feeling each other out early in both squads' season opener, the Bearcats gained the advantage and the momentum around the 30-minute mark when sophomore David Sanz deposited a free kick into the back of the net for the first score of the year. UC stayed aggressive and minutes later, freshman Darryn Commissiong showed his one-on-one talent to push the Bearcats' advantage to two. Midway through the second half, GWU's persistence paid off when they pulled within a goal with a score from Magnus Moldjord. The match became very physical late in the second with the Runnin' Bulldogs playing a man down through the final 15 minutes. UC put a cherry on top of the win in the final minute when Malik Suleman scored his first goal as a Bearcat versus an extended GWU defense.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
28' – CIN David Sanz
Following a GWU foul, Sanz fired a free kick from about 20 yards out, near side, that was placed perfectly into the upper-left corner of the net for the Bearcats' first goal of the season.
33' – CIN Darryn Commissiong (David Sanz)
The Bearcats stayed on the attack as Sanz fed Commissiong who went 1v1 against a back-pedaling defender and beat the goalkeeper with his left foot to add to the UC lead.
63' - GWU Magnus Moldjord (Severin Soerlie)
Moldjord took a cross from Soerlie from the left side which he deposited into the net from inside the 18 for the score.
90' – CIN Malik Suleman (Austin Smythe) (Ryan Melink)
With GWU's defense playing up in search of the match-tying goal, Melink played the ball through to Smythe who possessed it in a UC 3v1 and pushed it over to Suleman who finished into the open net.
// BEARCATS SCORING CHANCES
- Sanz fired a free kick from distance that was saved far side by GWU's goalkeeper Beyer in the 14th minute.
- Following the Sanz score in the 28th minute, UC stayed aggressive when a Sean Clarke strike was saved in the 31st minute resulting in corner kicks that turned into Bearcats scoring opportunities from Aerin West and Peyton Mowery which were negated by the Runnin' Bulldogs keeper.
- Clarke maneuvered past a defender just outside the box in the 52nd minute but barely cleared the crossbar with a strong shot.
- Commisiong's chip-shot attempt over the keeper at the 62nd minute was unsuccessful but put pressure on the GWU defense.
- On the defensive after GWU pulling within one goal midway through the second half, the Bearcats had some opportunities on the offensive end with a header by Mads Tranberg in the 68th minute and a shot by Sanz in the 75th minute.
// MATCH NOTES
- Cincinnati is 23-17-5 all-time in season openers. More recently, the Bearcats are 11-3-3 in 17 season openers under head coach Hylton Dayes and are unbeaten in eight of the last nine lid-lifters.
- True freshman goalkeeper Noah Lawrence was impressive in his collegiate debut with three saves and solid defensive direction in 90 minutes.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will be back in action Monday when they travel north to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Wright State Raiders at 7 p.m. at Alumni Field. Watch live here. View live stats here.
CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team (1-0-0) kicked off the 2017 regular season with a 3-1 victory over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0-1-0) on Friday night at Gettler Stadium.
With the teams feeling each other out early in both squads' season opener, the Bearcats gained the advantage and the momentum around the 30-minute mark when sophomore David Sanz deposited a free kick into the back of the net for the first score of the year. UC stayed aggressive and minutes later, freshman Darryn Commissiong showed his one-on-one talent to push the Bearcats' advantage to two. Midway through the second half, GWU's persistence paid off when they pulled within a goal with a score from Magnus Moldjord. The match became very physical late in the second with the Runnin' Bulldogs playing a man down through the final 15 minutes. UC put a cherry on top of the win in the final minute when Malik Suleman scored his first goal as a Bearcat versus an extended GWU defense.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
28' – CIN David Sanz
Following a GWU foul, Sanz fired a free kick from about 20 yards out, near side, that was placed perfectly into the upper-left corner of the net for the Bearcats' first goal of the season.
33' – CIN Darryn Commissiong (David Sanz)
The Bearcats stayed on the attack as Sanz fed Commissiong who went 1v1 against a back-pedaling defender and beat the goalkeeper with his left foot to add to the UC lead.
63' - GWU Magnus Moldjord (Severin Soerlie)
Moldjord took a cross from Soerlie from the left side which he deposited into the net from inside the 18 for the score.
90' – CIN Malik Suleman (Austin Smythe) (Ryan Melink)
With GWU's defense playing up in search of the match-tying goal, Melink played the ball through to Smythe who possessed it in a UC 3v1 and pushed it over to Suleman who finished into the open net.
// BEARCATS SCORING CHANCES
- Sanz fired a free kick from distance that was saved far side by GWU's goalkeeper Beyer in the 14th minute.
- Following the Sanz score in the 28th minute, UC stayed aggressive when a Sean Clarke strike was saved in the 31st minute resulting in corner kicks that turned into Bearcats scoring opportunities from Aerin West and Peyton Mowery which were negated by the Runnin' Bulldogs keeper.
- Clarke maneuvered past a defender just outside the box in the 52nd minute but barely cleared the crossbar with a strong shot.
- Commisiong's chip-shot attempt over the keeper at the 62nd minute was unsuccessful but put pressure on the GWU defense.
- On the defensive after GWU pulling within one goal midway through the second half, the Bearcats had some opportunities on the offensive end with a header by Mads Tranberg in the 68th minute and a shot by Sanz in the 75th minute.
// MATCH NOTES
- Cincinnati is 23-17-5 all-time in season openers. More recently, the Bearcats are 11-3-3 in 17 season openers under head coach Hylton Dayes and are unbeaten in eight of the last nine lid-lifters.
- True freshman goalkeeper Noah Lawrence was impressive in his collegiate debut with three saves and solid defensive direction in 90 minutes.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will be back in action Monday when they travel north to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Wright State Raiders at 7 p.m. at Alumni Field. Watch live here. View live stats here.