FLORENCE, SC – Forward
Javier Bello came off the Francis Marion University bench and scored a hat trick on three shots in the first half to highlight the Patriots' 9-0 victory over visiting Southern Wesleyan University, Saturday night (Oct. 15) in Conference Carolinas men's soccer play.
FMU improves to 5-5-4 overall and 4-2-2 in conference play, while Southern Wesleyan falls to 2-11-1 and 1-8-1.
FMU will play a make-up contest at Belmont Abbey College on Monday at 7 p.m. That contest was postponed earlier this month by Hurricane Ian.
The nine-goal outburst was the most for a Patriot squad in 25 seasons dating back to a 9-0 win over St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Oct. 12, 1998. It also equals the third-highest single-match total in program history.
Francis Marion outshot the Warriors 27-6 and held an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Patriot goalkeeper
Andrea Scapolo registered three saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season.
Bello tallied his scores 32nd, 36th, and 42nd minutes. His second goal came on an 8-yard header off a cross from his younger brother
Miguel Bello that was preceded by a long pass from
Jose Sposaro. The hat trick was the 28th in program history.
Midfielder Hugo Jonsson gave FMU a 1-0 lead with an 8-yard rebound shot at the 5:04 mark, that followed a save attempt by Sposaro.
Jhancarlo Palma doubled the margin to 2-0 when he redirected a service by Jonsson into the Warrior goal 1:40 later.
Paul Sapper collected a through ball from
Juan Aleman, juked a defender, and converted on a 12-yard shot in the 13th minute to up the margin to 3-0.
Bello's first goal and
Jose Curvelo's tally 40 seconds later were both assisted by midfielder
Kimo Lemke as FMU went up 5-0.
Alvaro Zamora registered his 18th career goal off an assist by
Luis Villarreal (the first of his three assists) at 33:56. Bello's two other scores made the advantage 8-0 at halftime.
Forward
Nick Huenig registered the lone second-half score in the 64th minute with a seven-yard shot. The goal was assisted by Villarreal and Zamora.
Palma led FMU with four shots, while three other Patriots recorded three shots apiece: Bello, Zamora, and Curvelo.
Francis Marion Univ. (5-5-4, 4-2-2) def. Southern Wesleyan Univ. (2-11-1, 1-8-1) 9-0
Date: 10/15/22 Attendance: 134
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Southern Wesleyan Un 0 0 - 0
Francis Marion Univ. 8 1 - 9
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0. 5:04 FMU Hugo Jonsson (1) (
Jose Sposaro) - Initial shot by #28 saved, 8-yard rebound shot from left angle
2-0. 6:44 FMU
Jhancarlo Palma (3) (Hugo Jonsson) - Short corner returned to taker, served in from left side, redirected into goal from short range
3-0. 12:36 FMU
Paul Sapper (1) (
Juan Aleman) - Pass ahead, collected, juked defender, 12-yard shot from left side
4-0. 31:06 FMU
Javier Bello (5) (
Kimo Lemke) - Initial shot save off crossbar, deflection to #9 for 5-yard header
5-0. 31:46 FMU
Jose Curvelo (4) (
Kimo Lemke) - Through ball, shot was chipped over sliding keeper from 16-yards out
6-0. 33:56 FMU
Alvaro Zamora (4) (
Luis Villarreal) - cross from left, dummied through first player, for 12-yard shot
7-0. 35:57 FMU
Javier Bello (6) (
Miguel Bello;
Jose Sposaro) - Long ball from back down sidelines, Cross from far right, headed in from 8 yards out
8-0. 41:14 FMU
Javier Bello (7) (
Luis Villarreal) - Through ball up the middle, received 14-yard shot after avoiding defender
9. 63:05 FMU
Nick Huenig (3) (
Luis Villarreal;
Alvaro Zamora) - Through ball, chopped back from end line, 7-yard shot
Shots: Southern Wesleyan 6, Francis Marion 27 ; Saves: Southern Wesleyan 9 (Will Hughes 7; Wesley Bigbee 2), Francis Marion Univ. 3 (
Andrea Scapolo 3)
