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Falcons Down Cincinnati, 2-0, to Increase Unbeaten Streak to Six Matches
October 23, 2018 | Men's Soccer
Robertson's three-point night helps BGSU close out non-league slate in style
The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team closed out the non-conference portion of the 2018 schedule with a 2-0 victory over the University of Cincinnati on Tuesday night (Oct. 23). The match was held at Gettler Stadium.
WIth the victory, the Falcons are now 5-5-4 on the season, and BGSU is unbeaten in the last six matches.
Tate Robertson and Achille Robin scored second-half goals for the Falcons on Tuesday night. Robertson, who had an assist on Robin's goal, opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, putting a shot just inside the left goalpost.
Robin scored his first collegiate goal just over 10 minutes later, after a short corner kick.
Junior Anthony Mwembia made four saves to earn his third shutout of the season.
NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• BGSU's win at Cincinnati on Tuesday night was the Falcons' first multiple-goal victory of the season. BG's last two-goal win was a 3-1 victory over Northern Illinois last October 28.
• The UC match was the Falcons' first multiple-goal victory on the road since a 2-0 win at Penn on Sept. 3, 2017.
FIRST-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
• 1' | BGSU had the ball in the UC penalty area within 10 seconds after the opening kickoff, but the Falcons could not get a shot off. Senior Peter Pugliese slid a left-side pass toward sophomore Chris Sullivan in the box, but Sullivan went to the ground as he attempted to make a spin move.
• 3' | UC's Austin Smythe received a forward pass on the right side of the field and quickly hit a one-timer, but the shot was hit directly at BGSU 'keeper Anthony Mwembia.
• 11' | An offside call nullified a possible BG scoring chance, as Sullivan attempted to slide a pass to junior Charlie Maciejewski on the right side of the box.
• 15' | The Bearcats were whistled for a foul approximately 30 yards from goal, and senior Tate Robertson's ensuing free kick whizzed just over the crossbar.
• 19' | Achille Robin played a ball over the top to Robertson, who hit a shot/cross from near the end line. The ball went just past the far post.
• 21' | Peter Pugliese and Sullivan worked some give-and-go magic, and Pugliese's left-side cross was headed back the other way by senior Ebenezer Ackon. Classmate Moe Mustafa got his head on Ackon's pass, but Mustafa's shot went wide of the right post.
• 24' | Robertson's long throw-in sailed over Mustafa and a defender at the near post. Another UC backliner whiffed on an attempted clearance and Mustafa quickly fired a shot, but it was smothered by UC 'keeper Noah Lawrence just inside the post.
• 25' | Robertson found Pugliese swooping into the box on the left side, and Pugliese played a ball across the goal line, but the ball went out of play on the far side.
• 26' | Less than a minute later, Pugliese turnstiled his would-be defender on the left side, and slid another cross through the box near the end line. That ball, however, was untouched as well, and went out of play on the far side.
• 35' | Freshman Kale Nichols hustled downfield to reach a long serve, and played a one-time cross into the box from the right side. Pugliese redirected it on frame, but Lawrence was able to make the stop.
• 45' | Sullivan sent the ball out wide right to Nichols, and the freshman hit a dangerous low cross into the box, but it was grabbed by a diving Lawrence in the final seconds ticked away.
SECOND-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
• 48' | After BGSU had controlled the play for nearly the entire first half, UC came out strong to begin the second. The Bearcats generated a solid scoring chance as a diagonal ball found Austin Smythe in the box, but Mwembia blocked the ball from point-blank range, then jumped on the loose ball.
• 53' | GOAL | Pugliese raced down the left side of the field to catch up to a pass from Maciejewski, and slid the ball to Robertson near the top of the box. Robertson made several moves to create space, and hit a low shot that went just inside the left post.
• 55' | Sophomore Vinny Worner came into the box on the right side, bringing the ball near the end line. His centering ball was behind Robertson, but the senior tapped it back to sophomore Zach Buescher. Buescher's curving shot from just outside the box, however, spun just wide of the right post.
• 57' | Mwembia came up with a big save on Ryan Melink, as the 'keeper parried the hard shot from the left side of the box.
• 58' | Off of the ensuing corner kick, Mohamed Elmandi got his head on the ball, but his shot was wide of the far post.
• 59' | BG worked the ball into the box, and Robertson laid it off for Buescher, but Buescher's blast went wide left.
• 60' | Sullivan played Robertson through, and the senior poked the ball past the onrushing 'keeper, off the far post and in, but the Falcons were offside on the play.
• 63' | GOAL | BG won a corner, and Robertson quickly played a short pass to Sullivan. Sullivan's right-side cross found the head of Robin, who nodded it into the far side of the net, just under the crossbar.
• 74' | Nichols stole the ball on the right side and attempted to quickly send it ahead to Maciejewski, but a UC defender was able to shield the BG junior from the ball as they raced across the top of the 18.
• 81' | BG won a free kick on the right side, and Robertson's serve was headed by Maciejewski at the far post, but the junior's shot hit the outside netting.
• 83' | Buescher played a ball forward to Robertson, who raced past a defender and hit a hard, low shot that skimmed inches wide of the left post.
• 87' | A foul was called on BG just outside the box on the left side, but the UC free kick went through a crowded penalty area & over the end line.
STATISTICS
• The Falcons had advantages of 14-8 in shot attempts and 5-4 in shots on goal.
• BG also had a narrow 3-2 edge in corner kicks, scoring off of one of those corners.
• After attempting a career-high five shots in BG's last match, vs. Western Michigan, senior Tate Robertson led all players with five shots in the UC match.
• Austin Smythe led the hosts with three shot attempts, and both Smythe and Ryan Melink had two shots on goal for the Bearcats.
• Junior Anthony Mwembia had four saves for the Falcons, while Noah Lawrence made three stops for the hosts.
FALCON NOTES
• The Falcons, as mentioned, currently have a six-match unbeaten streak. BGSU is 4-0-2 since an overtime loss at Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 22.
• BGSU now has a record of 4-3-1 in road matches this season, and the Falcons have won three-straight matches away from home.
• BG now leads Cincinnati, 7-5-1, in the all-time series, and the Falcons' win on Tuesday snapped a six-match series unbeaten streak for the Bearcats. BGSU's last win over UC came in 2001.
• With three points on Tuesday night, senior Tate Robertson increased his team-leading totals to four goals, nine assists and 17 points. Robertson has been directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU's 18 goals this season.
• Achille Robin's goal vs. the Bearcats was the first of his BG career. Robin, in his first year with the Falcons, now has three points on a goal and an assist.
• Senior Peter Pugliese's assist on Robertson's goal was his fifth of the season. Pugliese is second on the team in assists, trailing only Robertson.
• Sophomore Chris Sullivan, with the primary assist on Robin's goal, now has seven points on the year, tying him for second on the team in scoring.
• Robertson now has career totals of eight goals, 20 assists and 36 points. He has two game-winning goals this season and four in his BG tenure.
• Sullivan now has 12 career points, including four goals and four assists.
• Pugliese increased his career total to 11 points, all on assists.
• Junior Anthony Mwembia's shutout vs. UC was his third of the season and the 18th of his BGSU career.
• Sophomore Erik Horvath and freshman Colin McCort each made their first collegiate start on Tuesday night at UC. Horvath had played a total of 18 minutes in two career games, while McCort had been on the field for a total of 27 minutes over two matches prior to Tuesday's match.
• McCort played a career-high 25 minutes vs. the Bearcats, while Horvath played 16 minutes, the highest total of his young career.
• After making his BGSU debut in the WMU match on Saturday, freshman Mitchell Hughes played 23 minutes against UC. Another freshman, Kale Nichols, was on the field for 17 minutes, tying his career high, on Tuesday.
• Freshman Matt Walters, after making the first start of his young BGSU career on Saturday, was in the Starting XI for the second-straight match.
WHAT'S NEXT?
• BGSU returns to Mid-American Conference play for the final two regular-season matches, beginning this weekend. The Falcons, currently in second place in the six-team conference, travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to face league-leading West Virginia on Friday night (Oct. 26). That match will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
• Then, BGSU ends the regular season with a match against SIUE on Saturday night, Nov. 3. The Cougars are currently in third place in the MAC standings, just one point behind the Falcons.
• The SIUE match will be Senior Night for the BGSU men's soccer program, with the Falcons' four seniors – Ebenezer Ackon, Moe Mustafa, Peter Pugliese and Tate Robertson – recognized in ceremonies prior to kickoff.
• The MAC Tournament begins with a pair of quarterfinal-round matches on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The top-two teams in the final standings will earn byes, and will be joined by the two quarterfinal survivors for the semifinal round on Friday, Nov. 9.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
WIth the victory, the Falcons are now 5-5-4 on the season, and BGSU is unbeaten in the last six matches.
Tate Robertson and Achille Robin scored second-half goals for the Falcons on Tuesday night. Robertson, who had an assist on Robin's goal, opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, putting a shot just inside the left goalpost.
Robin scored his first collegiate goal just over 10 minutes later, after a short corner kick.
Junior Anthony Mwembia made four saves to earn his third shutout of the season.
NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• BGSU's win at Cincinnati on Tuesday night was the Falcons' first multiple-goal victory of the season. BG's last two-goal win was a 3-1 victory over Northern Illinois last October 28.
• The UC match was the Falcons' first multiple-goal victory on the road since a 2-0 win at Penn on Sept. 3, 2017.
FIRST-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
• 1' | BGSU had the ball in the UC penalty area within 10 seconds after the opening kickoff, but the Falcons could not get a shot off. Senior Peter Pugliese slid a left-side pass toward sophomore Chris Sullivan in the box, but Sullivan went to the ground as he attempted to make a spin move.
• 3' | UC's Austin Smythe received a forward pass on the right side of the field and quickly hit a one-timer, but the shot was hit directly at BGSU 'keeper Anthony Mwembia.
• 11' | An offside call nullified a possible BG scoring chance, as Sullivan attempted to slide a pass to junior Charlie Maciejewski on the right side of the box.
• 15' | The Bearcats were whistled for a foul approximately 30 yards from goal, and senior Tate Robertson's ensuing free kick whizzed just over the crossbar.
• 19' | Achille Robin played a ball over the top to Robertson, who hit a shot/cross from near the end line. The ball went just past the far post.
• 21' | Peter Pugliese and Sullivan worked some give-and-go magic, and Pugliese's left-side cross was headed back the other way by senior Ebenezer Ackon. Classmate Moe Mustafa got his head on Ackon's pass, but Mustafa's shot went wide of the right post.
• 24' | Robertson's long throw-in sailed over Mustafa and a defender at the near post. Another UC backliner whiffed on an attempted clearance and Mustafa quickly fired a shot, but it was smothered by UC 'keeper Noah Lawrence just inside the post.
• 25' | Robertson found Pugliese swooping into the box on the left side, and Pugliese played a ball across the goal line, but the ball went out of play on the far side.
• 26' | Less than a minute later, Pugliese turnstiled his would-be defender on the left side, and slid another cross through the box near the end line. That ball, however, was untouched as well, and went out of play on the far side.
• 35' | Freshman Kale Nichols hustled downfield to reach a long serve, and played a one-time cross into the box from the right side. Pugliese redirected it on frame, but Lawrence was able to make the stop.
• 45' | Sullivan sent the ball out wide right to Nichols, and the freshman hit a dangerous low cross into the box, but it was grabbed by a diving Lawrence in the final seconds ticked away.
SECOND-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
• 48' | After BGSU had controlled the play for nearly the entire first half, UC came out strong to begin the second. The Bearcats generated a solid scoring chance as a diagonal ball found Austin Smythe in the box, but Mwembia blocked the ball from point-blank range, then jumped on the loose ball.
• 53' | GOAL | Pugliese raced down the left side of the field to catch up to a pass from Maciejewski, and slid the ball to Robertson near the top of the box. Robertson made several moves to create space, and hit a low shot that went just inside the left post.
• 55' | Sophomore Vinny Worner came into the box on the right side, bringing the ball near the end line. His centering ball was behind Robertson, but the senior tapped it back to sophomore Zach Buescher. Buescher's curving shot from just outside the box, however, spun just wide of the right post.
• 57' | Mwembia came up with a big save on Ryan Melink, as the 'keeper parried the hard shot from the left side of the box.
• 58' | Off of the ensuing corner kick, Mohamed Elmandi got his head on the ball, but his shot was wide of the far post.
• 59' | BG worked the ball into the box, and Robertson laid it off for Buescher, but Buescher's blast went wide left.
• 60' | Sullivan played Robertson through, and the senior poked the ball past the onrushing 'keeper, off the far post and in, but the Falcons were offside on the play.
• 63' | GOAL | BG won a corner, and Robertson quickly played a short pass to Sullivan. Sullivan's right-side cross found the head of Robin, who nodded it into the far side of the net, just under the crossbar.
• 74' | Nichols stole the ball on the right side and attempted to quickly send it ahead to Maciejewski, but a UC defender was able to shield the BG junior from the ball as they raced across the top of the 18.
• 81' | BG won a free kick on the right side, and Robertson's serve was headed by Maciejewski at the far post, but the junior's shot hit the outside netting.
• 83' | Buescher played a ball forward to Robertson, who raced past a defender and hit a hard, low shot that skimmed inches wide of the left post.
• 87' | A foul was called on BG just outside the box on the left side, but the UC free kick went through a crowded penalty area & over the end line.
STATISTICS
• The Falcons had advantages of 14-8 in shot attempts and 5-4 in shots on goal.
• BG also had a narrow 3-2 edge in corner kicks, scoring off of one of those corners.
• After attempting a career-high five shots in BG's last match, vs. Western Michigan, senior Tate Robertson led all players with five shots in the UC match.
• Austin Smythe led the hosts with three shot attempts, and both Smythe and Ryan Melink had two shots on goal for the Bearcats.
• Junior Anthony Mwembia had four saves for the Falcons, while Noah Lawrence made three stops for the hosts.
FALCON NOTES
• The Falcons, as mentioned, currently have a six-match unbeaten streak. BGSU is 4-0-2 since an overtime loss at Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 22.
• BGSU now has a record of 4-3-1 in road matches this season, and the Falcons have won three-straight matches away from home.
• BG now leads Cincinnati, 7-5-1, in the all-time series, and the Falcons' win on Tuesday snapped a six-match series unbeaten streak for the Bearcats. BGSU's last win over UC came in 2001.
• With three points on Tuesday night, senior Tate Robertson increased his team-leading totals to four goals, nine assists and 17 points. Robertson has been directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU's 18 goals this season.
• Achille Robin's goal vs. the Bearcats was the first of his BG career. Robin, in his first year with the Falcons, now has three points on a goal and an assist.
• Senior Peter Pugliese's assist on Robertson's goal was his fifth of the season. Pugliese is second on the team in assists, trailing only Robertson.
• Sophomore Chris Sullivan, with the primary assist on Robin's goal, now has seven points on the year, tying him for second on the team in scoring.
• Robertson now has career totals of eight goals, 20 assists and 36 points. He has two game-winning goals this season and four in his BG tenure.
• Sullivan now has 12 career points, including four goals and four assists.
• Pugliese increased his career total to 11 points, all on assists.
• Junior Anthony Mwembia's shutout vs. UC was his third of the season and the 18th of his BGSU career.
• Sophomore Erik Horvath and freshman Colin McCort each made their first collegiate start on Tuesday night at UC. Horvath had played a total of 18 minutes in two career games, while McCort had been on the field for a total of 27 minutes over two matches prior to Tuesday's match.
• McCort played a career-high 25 minutes vs. the Bearcats, while Horvath played 16 minutes, the highest total of his young career.
• After making his BGSU debut in the WMU match on Saturday, freshman Mitchell Hughes played 23 minutes against UC. Another freshman, Kale Nichols, was on the field for 17 minutes, tying his career high, on Tuesday.
• Freshman Matt Walters, after making the first start of his young BGSU career on Saturday, was in the Starting XI for the second-straight match.
WHAT'S NEXT?
• BGSU returns to Mid-American Conference play for the final two regular-season matches, beginning this weekend. The Falcons, currently in second place in the six-team conference, travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to face league-leading West Virginia on Friday night (Oct. 26). That match will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
• Then, BGSU ends the regular season with a match against SIUE on Saturday night, Nov. 3. The Cougars are currently in third place in the MAC standings, just one point behind the Falcons.
• The SIUE match will be Senior Night for the BGSU men's soccer program, with the Falcons' four seniors – Ebenezer Ackon, Moe Mustafa, Peter Pugliese and Tate Robertson – recognized in ceremonies prior to kickoff.
• The MAC Tournament begins with a pair of quarterfinal-round matches on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The top-two teams in the final standings will earn byes, and will be joined by the two quarterfinal survivors for the semifinal round on Friday, Nov. 9.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
Team Stats
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Goals
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Shots
14
8
Shots on Goal
5
4
Saves
4
3
Corners
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2
Fouls
13
10
Scoring Plays
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Assisted By: PUGLIESE, Peter
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ROBIN, Achille (1)
Assisted By: SULLIVAN, Chris , ROBERTSON, Tate
header to far post off short corner
62:58
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Goals
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Assists
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Shots
1
SOG
1
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1
Assists
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Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
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Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
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