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Men's Soccer defeats Missouri Baptist, 2-0

Men's Soccer defeats Missouri Baptist, 2-0

FENTON, Mo. - Central Methodist University outshot Missouri Baptist University 31-5 en route to a 2-0 victory Wednesday in men's soccer action at the Saint.Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Park.

An early red card to Missouri Baptist (1-6) midfielder Nick Farrell gave the Eagles a one-man advantage for most of the match, and Central Methodist turned up the offensive pressure.

"We dominated possession and had the game under control from start to finish," Central Methodist head coach Dan Schmidlin said. "We were able to get a lot of numbers to our attacking half which led to us outshooting them."

After a scoreless first half, midfielder Murun Altankuyag got the Eagles (4-0-1) on the board in the 76th minute. Midfielder Justin Watson found Altankuyag who beat Missouri Baptist goalkeeper Ethan Brunk from eight yards out for his first goal of the season. Midfielder Aaron Heathman added an insurance goal in the 80th minute after scoring from 30 yards out. The score was Heathman's first of 2012.

Reigning Heart of America Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week German Schacht started the contest in goal before giving way to Corey Schelle, who made one save in the final 45 minutes to earn his first victory of the season.

Brunk came up with seven saves for the Spartans.

Central Methodist will host Ottawa University on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Kickoff from Davis FIeld is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.