FLORENCE, SC – Freshman midfielder Camilo Salazar and junior forward Rafael Silverio both registered their first goals of the season as Francis Marion University blanked the University of Mount Olive 2-0, Wednesday evening (Oct. 11) in Conference Carolinas men's soccer play.
 
FMU, unbeaten in its last eight matches, improves to 6-1-4 overall and 5-0-2 in conference action.  The Patriots will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, while raising donations for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, as they host Lees-McRae College at 3:30 p.m.
 
Francis Marion outshot the Trojans 16-5 and held a 6-3 margin in corner kicks.
 
FMU junior goalkeeper Felipe Ramos Peralta recorded three saves en route to his second shutout of the season.
 
Over the opening 45 minutes, the Patriots registered an 11-1 edge in shots, with Mount Olive's only attempt coming with 12 seconds left in the half.
 
Salazar put FMU up 1-0 at the 25:13 mark when he corralled a cross from graduate student Hugo Jonsson and knocked in a six-yard shot.
 
Ramos Peralta made two of his stops early in the second half to maintain the Patriot advantage.  He turned away a header by UMO's Guilherme Semola at 61:36 and then stymied Rafael Obraczka's effort at 63:26.
 
Silverio doubled the lead at 80:20 with an 18-yard shot past Trojan goalkeeper Axel Engren.  The sequence began with a nice chip pass from midfield by junior Miguel Bello that put Silverio behind the Trojan backline.  Both Silverio and Salazar paced FMU with three shots apiece.
 
Engren finished with five saves.
 
Francis Marion held a 55 percent to 45 percent advantage in ball possession.

 
 
Francis Marion Univ. (6-1-4, 5-0-2) def. Mount Olive (2-6-3, 2-4-2) 2-0
Date: 10/11/23      Attendance: 150
 
Goals by period          1  2  Tot
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Mount Olive.........       0  0 -  0
Francis Marion Univ.    1  1 -  2
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0.  25:13 FMU Camilo Salazar (1) (Hugo Jonsson) - Cross from left, first touch settle, second touch 6 yard shot
2-0.  80:20 FMU Rafael Silverio (1) (Miguel Bello) - Chip pass ahead from midfield, 18 yard shot from top of box
 
Shots: Mount Olive 5, Francis Marion Univ. 16 ; Saves: Mount Olive 5 (Alex Engren 5), Francis Marion Univ. 3 (Felipe Ramos Peralta 3)