FLORENCE, SC – Forward Javier Bello had a direct hand in all three scores as Francis Marion University blanked the University of Mount Olive 3-0, Wednesday night (Sept. 21) in Conference Carolinas men's soccer action. 
 
FMU (3-4-2, 2-1-0) will entertain 18th-ranked North Greenville University on Saturday at 7 p.m. on Hartzler Field.
 
The Patriots outshot Mount Olive 13-5 and managed a 7-5 edge in corner kicks.  However, the FMU defense did not allow a shot on goal allowing goalkeeper Andrea Scapolo to record his third shutout of the season without having to make a save.
 
Trojan keeper Axel Engren registered five saves.
 
Francis Marion held UMO without a shot for the opening 37 minutes while building a 1-0 advantage at halftime.  The opening score, originally called an own goal, was credited to forward Nick Huenig after a post-game review. Bello sent a hard service into the 6-yard box from the left side and Huenig redirected it into the goal after sliding in front of Engren at the 20:49 mark.
 
Huenig has chances to add to the lead, but a 27th-minute header sailed outside the right post and his turn-and-shoot effort from the top of the box in the 35th minute was snagged by Engren.  Bello forced a great save by Engren at 40:48 with a hard shot from 12 yards out.
 
Bello did double the margin to 2-0 just 3:13 into the second half.  Midfielder Hugo Jonsson played a through ball to Bello who dribbled twice and chipped a 10-yard shot over a hard-charging Engren.
 
Bello assisted on the final tally as he laid the ball off to Jose Curvelo in the right side of the penalty area and he buried a 15-yard shot in to the left-side netting of the goal.
 
Bello, Huenig, and forward Jhancarlo Palma led FMU with three shots apiece.

 
 
Francis Marion Univ. (3-4-2, 2-1-0) def. University of Mount Olive (5-4-0, 2-2-0) 3-0
Date: 09/21/22      Attendance: 127
 
Goals by period         1  2  Tot
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University of Mount.   0  0 -  0
Francis Marion Univ.  1  2 -  3
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0.  20:49 FMU Nick Huenig (2) (Javier Bello) - Service from left side, deflects off sliding Huenig in front of keeper in box
2-0.  48:13 FMU Javier Bello (2) (Hugo Jonsson) - Through ball from near center circle, #9 10-yard chip shot past GK from left side of box
3-0.  82:18 FMU Jose Curvelo (3) (Javier Bello) - Layed off pass to right, 15-yard shot from right side of box to left netting in goal
 
Shots: Mount Olive 5, Francis Marion 13 ; Saves: Mount Olive 5 (Axel Engren 5), Francis Marion 0 (Andrea Scapolo 0)