Goldey-Beacom earns first victory of the season with 4-1 win over Pitt.-Johnstown

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The Goldey-Beacom men’s soccer team earned their first victory of the season on Saturday with a 4-1 win over the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Mountain Cats.

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Game Recap:

The game all tied at one after at the end of the first half.

The first goal of this match would come from Goldey-Beacom, as freshman forward Johs Herden would blast the ball for a score to give his team a 1-0 lead at the 19-minute mark. Junior midfielder Derrick Muhire assisted on Herden’s goal.

Fast forward to the 36-minute mark, where Pitt.-Johnstown’s Tristan Ralph was able to set up his teammate Jacob Palange, who tied the game at one with his goal.

Goldey-Beacom takes home a 4-1 win!

The Lightning scored first in the opening half and would do it again in the second, as at the 56-minute mark, fresh midfielder Ogün Ünal would break the tie with his score to put his team up 2-1. Junior midfielder Lucas Fernandes assisted on Ünal’s goal.

Five minutes later, Goldey-Beacom’s offense continued to cook as senior midfielder Kel Ordonez would find the net to expand his team’s lead to 3-1. Ünal assisted on Ordonez’s goal.

Then in the closing minutes of this match, Freshman midfield/forward Aaron Nelson joined the scoring party by knocking a goal in in the 83rd minute. Senior forward Pedro Maia and Freshman goalkeeper Pedro Montanes assisted on Nelson’s goal.

Stats and standouts:

The standouts in the game for the Lightning were Johs Herden, Derrick Muhire, Ogün Ünal, Lucas Fernandes, Kel Ordonez, Aaron Nelson, Pedro Maia, and Pedro Montanes.

Herden had one shot, one shot at the goal, and scored one goal in the win.

Muhire had one shot, and one assist in the game.

Ünal had three shots, two shots at the goal, scored one goal, and one assist in the victory.

Fernandes had three shots, two shots at the goal, and one assist in the game.

Ordonez had two shots, one shot at the goal, and scored one goal in the win.

Nelson had one shot, one shot at the goal, and scored one goal in the game.

Maia had one shot, one shot at the goal, and one assist in the win.

Montanes allowed one goal in 90 minutes and had two saves in the win.

Team Stats:
Shots: Pitt-Joh: 7 GBC:20
Saves: Pitt-Joh:5 GBC:2
Corner Kicks: Pitt-Joh: 2 GBC:5
Fouls: Pitt-Joh:17 GBC:12