Lions stop the charge of the Crusaders

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Finlandia University men’s soccer team (6-4-3) came from behind to beat Great Lakes Christian (6-5) 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Henderson Field.

Great Lakes Christian drew first blood, scoring at the 8:12 mark of the game. With about 16 minutes gone, freshman Alexis Murillo stole the ball. He drilled a shot in on the left from the top of the box to tie it at 1-1.

With 12:35 to go in the half, freshman Chinedu Ikem lofted a shot over the goalie’s head and into the net. The Lions and Crusaders each missed several close shots the rest of the way.

Finlandia had 15 shots with seven on goal and five corner kicks.

Great Lakes Christian had seven shots with three on goal and four corner kicks.

Finlandia blitzes past Cardinals

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. — It was a total team effort as the Lions knocked off Andrews (1-7-1) 5-1, Friday afternoon at Cardinal Field.

In the first 14 minutes, sophomore Jeremiah Amador and Manuel Monchon each made several amazing saves to keep the game scoreless.

With 12:57 left in the first half, sophomore Mohamed Koroma scored off two passes to put Finlandia up 1-0. The Lions scored three goals in a seven minute span in the second half to seal the game.

Finlandia had 25 shots with 17 on goal, eight corner kicks and were called for nine fouls. Goals also came from freshmen Cheihk Cisse, Ikem, Benjamin Thompson and Skylar Thomas.

Andrews had 10 shots with seven on goal, one corner kick and were called for 10 fouls. Monchon finished with 12 saves.

Up next

Finlandia is back at McAfee, Friday, Oct. 14, playing UW-Eau Claire. The game is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m.