Malone University Athletics

FINDLAY, Ohio - The Malone University men's soccer team netted a late goal, but it was not enough to overcome a two-goal deficit at the University of Findlay. The 2-1 victory for the Oilers pushes Malone to 2-9-1 overall and 1-7-1 inside the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). Findlay advances to 8-3-1 and 5-3-1 in conference action.
 
The Pioneers were outshot 12-2 in the first half, but only fell behind 1-0 when the Oilers netted a goal in the 34th minute of play. Dionysios Tsirambidis tallied the first Malone shot less than ten minutes in, then Julius Eckmann missed high in the 27th minute.
 
Flipping fields was quite beneficial for the Pioneers with four attempts in the first seven minutes. Andrew Walubengo forced the Findlay goalkeeper to make a save in that stretch. In the 77th minute, the Oilers added insurance goal to make it a 2-0 game.
 
Directly after a Roman Sigafoos (1-5-1) save, the Pioneers went on the counterattack and found the back of the net to cut the gap in half. Valentino Makhubele found Eckmann for his second goal of the year in the 86th minute.
 
At the final horn, it was the home team in front, 2-1. Findlay held a 21-8 advantage in total shots, seven of those on-goal for Sigafoos to make five saves in his 90 minutes of work. Malone had just two corner kicks compared to five for the Oilers.
 
The Pioneers return home for a matchup with the Ashland University Eagles on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 P.M.