Glendale, Ariz.- Arizona Christian did not dominate the stat sheet but still earned a needed win to attempt to climb back into the GSAC playoff picture. First year Firestorm Josh Flanagan and Elijah Meade collected the goals.
MATCH INFO
Score: Arizona Christian - 2, Benedictine Mesa - 1
Records: Arizona Christian - 4-6-2, 2-4-2 GSAC | Benedictine Mesa - 4-6-1, 3-3-1 GSAC
Location: ACU Football Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
STAT TRACKER
Flanagan - goal, assist
Meade - goal
Marlon Arce - assist
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- With one exception, the first half was rather uneventful as the teams combined for just five shots and four were not on target
- However, in the 29th minute, Arce put Flanagan in behind the Redhawk defense and Flanagan finished off his first Firestorm goal into the left corner
- Not even a minute into the second half BENU tied the score at 1-1
- 30 seconds after the BENU goal, they ripped another shot headed for the top of the goal but Emiliano Vega laid out and got just get enough of the shot to push it over the bar
- Flanagan crossed a ball from the right that found Meade who scored the game winner
- BENU took seven shots after the Meade goal but ACU held their ground and did not beak
- At the end of the match, BENU held a 16-6 edge in shooting
THOUGHTS FROM COACH TED KRZYWIEKCI
"Tonight was a difficult match where we needed to get three points and continue some positive momentum into our home stand. It was great to see two underclassmen again produce on the scoreboard. Our back line and goalkeeper held strong and I was really happy with the command of our center backs. The guys worked hard and earned the result."
NEXT UP
Match two of the four match home stand will be played on Wednesday against Life Pacific at 8:00 pm.
