EUREKA, Ill. – The men's soccer team scored three first-half goals and cruised to a 3-0 victory over Eureka on Wednesday night at McKinzie Field.
Providing a dominant opening 45 minutes. Greenville outshot Eureka 13-4 in the first half and capitalized with goals from
Toby Thomas and
Richard Kerwer.
Thomas opened the scoring in the 14th minute when he finished a chance created by
Pedro Kamada, giving Greenville a 1-0 advantage at the 13:49 mark.
After controlling much of the first half, the Panthers broke the match open late before halftime.
Kerwer doubled the lead in the 39th minute and struck again just over four minutes later, scoring at 42:10 to send Greenville into the break with a commanding 3-0 lead.
Greenville finished with a 21-14 edge in shots and placed seven attempts on goal.
Kerwer led the Panthers with two goals on four shots, while Thomas added a goal and Kamada recorded an assist.
Miguel Valcarce Gomez earned the shutout victory, making four saves in 69:53 of action before
George Sconyers finished the final 20 minutes and added one save. Together, the Greenville goalkeepers combined for five saves.
Eureka generated more pressure in the second half, holding a 10-8 advantage in shots after halftime, but the Panthers' defense preserved the clean sheet.
The Panthers improved to 6-9-1 overall and 5-2-1 in SLIAC play. Â They will next play at Webster in the SLIAC tournament on Thursday, November 5.
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