Fayette, Mo. – The 22nd ranked Central Methodist University men's soccer team trounced the Evangel Crusaders on Wednesday evening, by a final of 6-0 at Davis Field.
With the victory, the 22nd ranked Eagles improve to 11-3-1 overall, and 7-2 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. With the loss, Evangel falls to 5-10 overall, and 1-8 in The Heart.
"The guys played very good tonight," said CMU head men's soccer coach Alex Nichols. "Now we need to prepare for Baker."
It took the Eagles 15 minutes, until they were able to get on the board Wednesday evening. Rafael Ortiz (SR/Sao Caetano do Sul, Sao Paulo ) connected on a pass to Jackson Darnell (SO/Perth, Western Australia, Aust) to give CMU the early 1-0 lead. Less than six minutes later, Central scored again; when Ricardo Olaya (JR/Bogota, Colombia) scored off a deflection in front of the net.
The combo of Darnell and Ortiz worked once more in the first half, this time Jackson Darnell sent a pass to Rafael Ortiz for the goal; giving Central a 3-0 lead. That score would hold, as the teams headed in for halftime.
In the second half, Andres Manuel Chalbaud (SR/Valencia - Estado Carabobo, Ve) found Joseph Oswin (FR/Bath, England) in the 59th minute, to extend CMU's lead to 4-0.
In the final ten minutes of the contest, Victor Machado (SO/Sao Paulo, Brazil) assisted on a Junior Kazeem (FR/London, England) goal, and Jarrid Hamilton (JR/High Ridge, Mo.) scored to close out the game and give the Eagles a 6-0 victory.
In the win, Central Methodist outshot Evangel 37-3. Eagles' goalkeeper Cameron Metcalfe (SO/Durham, England) picked up the win. Metcalfe played the first 45 minutes in goal, while Ferran Borras Marques (SO/Alicante, Spain) played the entire second half in goal for CMU.
Central will now get some time to rest, before returning to action next Monday October 24th. The Eagles will face 6th ranked Baker University, in a makeup match that was originally scheduled on October 5th. The game is scheduled to start at 7pm in Baldwin City, Kansas.
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