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Aloni Elfu
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1
VMI VMI (1-2-1, 0-0-0)
4
Winner Presbyterian PC (2-1-1, 0-0-0)
VMI VMI
(1-2-1, 0-0-0)
1
Final
4
Presbyterian PC
(2-1-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 0 1 1
Presbyterian PC 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | PC Athletic Communications

Offensive Explosion Leads to PC Win Over VMI

CLINTON, S.C.   – Behind a season-high four goals, the Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-1-1) ran past the VMI Keydets (1-2-1), 4-1, at Martin Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Aloni Elfu, Daniel Dalehaug, Braden Gritz, and AJ Acree scored their first goals of the season.  
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH FINOTTI
"This was a good win. I thought in the second part of the first half, we were really good. The tempo increased, and we were a little bit more intentional. We created some really good chances. In the second half, we came out a little flat; there wasn't much in the game for them at all until the corner kick goal. We emphasized that in the scout with this team, and we conceded a corner kick goal, and now they come alive. For about 10 minutes in the game, it was hairy. Then we settled back in, and we played really well for the last 25 minutes. We are taking steps forward, and we are moving in the right direction."

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the 20th minute, Presbyterian took a 1-0 lead when Gabe Carvalho found Elfu inside the box. Elfu chipped the ball over VMI goalkeeper Zack Murphy's head for his first career goal.
  • In the 40th minute, three of Presbyterian's Norwegian players combined on the goal. Jonas Sundli-Hardig passed to Ole Smaaskjaer, who sent the ball to Dalehaug, who blasted a shot just inside the post, giving the Blue Hose a 2-0 lead. Dalehaug's goal was the second of his career.
  • In the 57th minute, VMI's Arnold Rutkauskas scored off a Jesse Lee corner kick.
  • Presbyterian pushed their advantage back to two goals in the 74th minute. Steven Cordova's corner kick found Elfu, who passed the ball to Gritz, who put the ball into the back of the net. Gritz's goal was the first of his Presbyterian career.
  • In the 81st minute, Presbyterian's AJ Acree closed out the scoring with his first career goal off an assist from Gritz.
 
NOTABLES
  • Presbyterian scored a season-high four goals with four different goal scorers.
  • The Blue Hose finished the game with a 17-3 advantage in shots and a 10-3 advantage in shots on goal. Parker Brennan, Max Falconer, Elfu, and Gritz each tallied two shots apiece. Nine other PC players recorded a shot.
 
UP NEXT
The Blue Hose began a four-game road swing at Coastal Carolina this Friday, September 5, at 7 p.m.
 
 
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