The Basics
Final: Mount Mercy 4, Evangel 0
Records: Evangel (0-14-0, 0-10-0); Mount Mercy (7-8-0, 4-6-0)
Site: Coryell Field
Box Score
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Mount Mercy scored a pair of goals in each half, relying on a shutdown defensive effort to post a 4-0 victory over the Evangel men's soccer club in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday evening at Coryell Field.
Jose Leite scored the go-ahead goal off of a free kick in the 21st minute, and the Mustang defense limited EU to just two shots on goal for the night.
Highlights
- Jose Perez Piqueras posted the shutout in goal for Mount Mercy
- Yu Sasaki added his 13th goal of the season with just under 14 minutes to play in the opening stanza
- Jordan Webb extended the lead to 3-0 with his goal less than 10 minutes into the second half, before Oguzhan Bozkan completed the scoring in the 68th minute
- EU recorded shots on goal by Vitor Cositorto and Caleb Dix
- Webb led Mount Mercy with three shots, and was one of four Mustangs to finish with two shots on goal
- Zeke Brown registered eight saves for the Valor in goal
- Mount Mercy finished with a 20-9 advantage in total shots
Up Next
Evangel concludes its 2021 home slate Wednesday (Oct. 27) evening with a 7:30 p.m. contest against Park.
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