Men's Soccer Erupts for Four Second Half Goals To Defeat Briar Cliff
Hastings, NE – The Hastings College men’s soccer team erupted for four goals in the second half to defeat Briar Cliff 5-1 on Saturday night on Lloyd Wilson Field.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 4 | 5 |
Team Stats
Briar Cliff (IA)
| Game Statistics | Briar Cliff (IA) | Hastings |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 6 (3) | 17 (8) |
| Saves | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 9 | 9 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 4 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
Hastings, NE – The Hastings College men's soccer team erupted for four goals in the second half to defeat Briar Cliff 5-1 on Saturday night on Lloyd Wilson Field.
The first half certainly didn't play out the way Head Coach Cole Poppen was hoping for as the Broncos were in a strange place tied 1-1 at halftime.
But then, the Broncos began to look like the top team in the Great Plains Athletic Conference once the second half whistle blew.
It took less than 10 minutes for Hastings to regain the lead when Lukas Goetz beat Coy Leytham from 12 yards out for the 2-1 lead.
Jair Arita got in on the action in the 65th minute with his first goal of the season. But a minute later, Paul Obrusnik dropped a ball back to Tyler Mase where he hit an absolute rocket to the upper 90 left corner to make it 4-1.
Then late in the 86th minute, Alessandro Urlati sent a similar pass that Obrusnik sent earlier in the half where Ruben Bande put it away for the 5-1 lead as that is how this one would finish.
Unfortunately, there was five yellow cards given out in this game as things did get a bit chippy in the second half.
Hastings held a 17-to-6 advantage in shots including an 8-to-3 advantage in shots on goal.
Hastings improves to 7-1 (5-0) on the year and will be back in action Wednesday Oct. 5 hitting the road to take on Midland with kickoff set for 7:30 pm in Fremont, NE.
