FLORENCE, SC – Junior forward
Edorta Cabieces scored a 32nd-minute goal and the Francis Marion University defense made that tally stand up as the Patriots blanked King University (Tenn.) 1-0, Saturday afternoon (Sept. 16) in Conference Carolinas men's soccer action.
Francis Marion improves to 2-1-2 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play, while the Tornado drop to 2-3-0 and 0-1-0.
FMU will play a pair of road conference matches this coming week, beginning with a 7 p.m. kick-off on Tuesday at the University of Mount Olive.
The Patriots outshot King 19-4 and held a commanding 10-3 edge in corner kicks. FMU junior goalkeeper
Lukas O'Grady made his first start in goal and recorded one save.
With the match still scoreless, Cabieces nailed the left post twice within a span of five minutes, on a header in the 16th minute and a 12-yard shot in the 21st minute.
Freshman midfielder
Camilo Salazar began the scoring sequence by dribbling into the penalty area near the six-yard box. He then passed back to Cabieces whose 12-yard shot found its way into the left side of the goal for his second tally of the season.
FMU nearly doubled its advantage in the 39th minute, but a header by senior
Jose Curvelo was snagged by King goalkeeper Gauthier Lumale – one of his seven saves.
The Patriot defense held the Tornado without a shot over the opening 53 minutes.
Minutes into the second half, FMU senior
Sebastian Garcia attempted a free kick from 25 yards out, but it sailed outside the right post. A 20-yard shot by Patriot midfielder
Vicente Arratia Veit in the 62nd minute glanced off a defender and nearly found its way into the upper netting, but did result in a Patriot corner kick.
O'Grady's only stop came with 2:40 remaining on an attempt by King's Kenneth Walton.
FMU led in time of possession 53 percent to 47 percent. Cabieces led FMU with six shots.
Francis Marion Univ. (2-1-2, 2-0-0) def. King (TN) University (2-3-0, 0-1-0) 1-0
Date: 09/16/23 Attendance: 100
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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King (TN) University 0 0 - 0
Francis Marion Univ. 1 0 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 31:22 FMU
Edorta Cabieces (2) (
Camilo Salazar) - Dribbled into box toward 6-yard box, passed back for 12-yard shot from right angle
Shots: King (TN) University 4, Francis Marion Univ. 19 ; Saves: King (TN) University 7 (Gauthier Lumale 7), Francis Marion Univ. 1 (
Lukas O'Grady 1)
