AMERICUS, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's soccer team took care of business on the road as they defeated Georgia Southwestern, 3-1, on Wednesday evening.
The Lakers came out firing in the first half and scored early. In the 18
th minute,
Joao Amaral delivered a brilliant cross to
Fabian Wagner, and he fired a shot into the back of the net for a goal making the score, 1-0. Clayton State then continued to put pressure on the GSW keeper as
Adrian Gallegos and
Adrian Lopez all marked shots, but the score remained at 1-0. Later in the half, the Lakers doubled up on the Hurricanes. Amaral, once again, sent in an excellent ball into the box and found the foot of
Arttu Leivonen and he finished for his fourth goal of the season as the Lakers took a 2-0 lead.
That score would hold true going into the halftime break.
Halftime: Clayton State 2, Georgia Southwestern 0
With their backs up against the wall, the Hurricanes brought some early pressure to
Kalle Kuisma and the Clayton State defense to start the second half. The Hurricanes sent in three corner balls and four shots in the first 15 minutes. The match then shifted to the Lakers continuing to press GSW as Lopez,
Casper Hyypia, and Gallegos all attempted shots. The score remained at 2-0.
The Lakers added a goal in the 89
th minute as
Lucas Schofield found Leivonen for a goal and made the score, 3-0. Georgia Southwestern then found the back of the net in the final minute of play but the Lakers earned three points as they won the match, 3-1.
QUICK HITS
- Leivonen notched his first career multi-goal effort.
- Amaral, who has notched at least a point in five straight matches, turned in his first multi-assist performance of his Laker career. Joao is the reigning PBC Player of the Week from his performance last week.
- Wagner scored a goal and Schofield picked up his third assist.
- Kuisma, who is the reigning PBC Goalkeeper of the Week, made six saves.
- The Lakers edged out the Hurricanes, 13-11, on shots.
- The Lakers have come out with a result against GSW in nine straight matches dating back to 2022.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (5-2-3 (3-1-1 PBC)) host first-place Flagler College at Laker Field for Hispanic Heritage Day on Saturday, October 3
rd. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. Please visit claytonstatesports.com for all live links and ticketing information.
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