CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte Men's Soccer picked up a crucial victory on Saturday (Oct. 3) with a 1-0 win over the West Florida Argonauts on Senior Day and Alumni Recognition Day at the Queens Sports Complex. With the win, Queens improves to 3-6-2 overall this season and 2-1-2 within Atlantic Sun play (eight points).
SCORING SUMMARY
80:48 – QUEENS –
Iker Erazo – (Assists:
Rodrigo Canovas,
Luis Vera Mayorca)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Before the match, Queens honored their 12 seniors:
Evan Hart,
Otto Gustafsson,
Josh Chapman,
David Perez,
Cole Pumpian,
Oliver Kneer,
Nathan Tozzi,
Brock Gramann,
Caden Whitt,
Iker Erazo,
Pedro Palhares, and
Andre Gustavo Paz Moraes.
Both sides entered the night searching for a win as the teams were close in the ASUN standings with Queens sitting at five points and West Florida at six. This translated into an intense and competitive match resulting in eight yellow cards (four each team). The Royals started the first half strong, creating 10 shots in the opening 45 minutes compared to four from the Argonauts.
Queens continued creating more scoring opportunities in the second half, finishing the match winning the shot battle 19 to eight. Tomas Valles Gilbert came up big with four saves to keep the Argonauts level.
In the 80th minute, the Royals were awarded a corner kick.
Luis Vera Mayorca took the set piece and delivered a ball into the box to the head of
Rodrigo Canovas, which then deflected off the post.
Iker Erazo was at the right place at the right time and squeezed the ball into the left corner of the goal to fuel the 1-0 Queens victory.
UP NEXT
The Royals will travel to Charlottesville to take on the Virginia Cavaliers on Tuesday (Oct. 6) for their fourth ACC match of the season. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m., streaming live on ACCNX.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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