SAINT LEO, Fla. - The Saint Leo men's soccer team used its home opener to it's advantage, as a rowdy first crowd helped propel the Lions to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Warner University Royals.
The Basics
Final Results: Saint Leo tops Warner, 5-1
Location: University Soccer Field, Saint Leo, Fla.
Records: SLU 2-1-0, 0-0 SSC | WU 0-2-1, 0-0 SC
How It Happened
6' | Bafou Sanogo (Jr., MF, Paris, France) opened up scoring for the Lions off an unassisted goal at the top of the box. |SLU 1-0|
7' | Less than one minute later, Matthias Katerna (Jr., F, Oberasbach, Germany) got a a perfect cross from Matt Campbell (Sr., MF, Spring Hill, Fla.), and Katerna put it in the back of the net. |SLU 2-0|
22' | Maximilian Schulze-Geisthovel (Jr., F., Drensteinfurt, Germany) recorded a third goal for the Lions, with a strong strike straight into the corner. |SLU 3-0|
31' | Katerna added his second of the game, extending the Lions lead before the half. |SLU 4-0|
48' | Campbell again distributed a pinpoint cross for an assist, this time Schulze-Geisthovel was on the receiving end of the pass, scoring the Lions fifth. |SLU 5-1|
68' | Warner eased the pain with a goal from Renaldo Brown off a Maurico Delgado assist. |SLU 5-1|
Coach's Quote
"I really liked the way we started the game, after we scored one and two, we continued to keep going. I am concerned with some defensive lapses, and some of the transition from offense to defense. There seems to be a few holes we can work on before we play Lynn on the 19th, but overall, it's hard to play a game when you lead by a large margin, and keep the pressure on. I was please with the start, but not so much with the end."
"I believe highly in these younger kids, but I think it is a big step when start off conference playing the reigning National Champions, I think they will see the difference, and then we play FIT [Florida Tech], which is another heck of a team. We want to get the underclassman quality minutes when we can, and tonight some of them got valuable time on the field, and it is a good learning experience for them."
Points to Note
- Katerna's two goals gives him five over the last three games. He led the team in 2014 with five goals.
- Campbell now has three assists on the season, which ties him for tops on the team.
- Twenty-two Lions saw action on the field against Warner, 21 of which had more than 10 minutes of action.
- Saint Leo took a season-high 17 shots, 12 of which were on goal.
For the Opponent
- WU's keeper, David Bartalos made seven saves on Saint Leo's 12 shots on goal.
- Renaldo Brown scored the lone goal for the Royals.
Up next
- #1 Lynn | Bobby Campbell Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. | 7:00 p.m.
- Lynn is 2-0 on the season, with an average of 8.5 goals per game.
- LU's Chris Hellman has seven goals and three assists already this season.
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