Gil's Early Goal Enough As (16) Eagles Defeat Scots
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lyon (3-10-3, 2-3-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Williams Baptist (AR) (12-0-2, 6-0-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. - The (16) Williams men's soccer team defeated the Lyon College Scots 1-0 on Tuesday afternoon.
It didn't take long for the Eagles to take the lead as Hugo Gil slotted home a pass from Tiago Alfieri in the 11th minute of the game. From then on, they had a few other chances to add to their lead, but weren't able to take advantage. The Scots really ramped up their attack as the game went along, but the Eagles withstood their offensive. Lyon had a chance to tie the game in the 85th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick, but Alejandro Perez came up strong in the net and made the save to preserve the Eagles lead.
The Eagles out shot the Scots 11(3) - 5(2).
Perez played the full game in the net for the Eagles and collected two saves.
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