BGSU Beats Robert Morris, 2-0, for First Win of Young Season

Sunday, September 1

Moon Township, PA

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

0-0-1, 0-0-0

Robert Morris

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Bowling Green

Robert Morris

Chris Brennan v Valparaiso - Sept 29 2018

September 01, 2019 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Falcons get goals from Iverson & Brennan, clean sheet from Mwembia & the back line

By: by Brad Bohlke, BGSU Athletic Communications

The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team won its first game of the 2019 campaign with a 2-0 win over Robert Morris University Sunday (Sept. 1) afternoon. The non-conference match was held at the North Athletic Complex.

Freshman Colin Iverson, in his second collegiate game, scored his first goal of his collegiate career in the seventh minute of the match. Junior Achille Robin recorded the assist on the goal.

Senior Chris Brennan netted his first goal of the 2019 season in the 44th minute, capitalizing off an errant pass from the Robert Morris goalkeeper.

BGSU senior 'keeper Anthony Mwembia recorded his first clean sheet of the season recording one save. Through two matches this year he has allowed just one goal and has posted a total of five saves, playing all 200 minutes thus far.

The Falcons are now 1-0-1 on the young season and will again be on the road next weekend when they play Wisconsin and Northwestern September 6 and 8, respectively, in Evanston, Ill.

QUOTING COACH ERIC NICHOLS
"The boys battled today and were the aggressors from the whistle to whistle. As a whole the weekend gave us plenty of positives to build on."

Freshman Colin Iverson's first collegiate goal proved to be the game winner this afternoon at RMU. pic.twitter.com/juEguA9PpI
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUmenssoccer) September 1, 2019

NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The Falcons were on top of the shots and shots on goal category vs. Robert Morris recording 15 shots and eight shots on goal. Robert Morris had eight shots with one on goal. This is the second time in as many games that BG was on top in both categories.
- BG edged RMU in corner kicks 7-6.
- RMU had 17 fouls to BG's 11. RMU had two yellow cards with BG having one.
- Freshman Colin Iverson's 7th-minute goal marks the second time in as many matches that a Falcon has scored that early. Junior Chris Sullivan also scored in the 7th minute goal on Friday (Aug. 30) vs. Duquesne.
- Achille Robin's assist is his first of the season and first for BG on the year. The assist is the junior's second of his career.
- Senior Chris Brennan's 44th-minute goal is the 12th of his career. Brennan had five shots with two on goal during the match marking the second time he's posted five shots during a match this season.
- Sullivan also had two shots on goal after scoring the lone goal in Friday's 1-1 draw (Aug. 30) vs. Duquesne
- Senior Anthony Mwembia recorded the 20th clean sheet of his career. Robert Morris had just one shot on goal during the first half and didn't record any during the second half.
- Freshman Abdi Faqi made his collegiate debut for the Falcons.

Chris Brennan scored our second goal today, capitalizing on an errant RMU pass with a perfectly-placed shot. pic.twitter.com/JNt7cSFcJf
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUmenssoccer) September 1, 2019

HOW IT HAPPENED
4'| Kale Nichols and Chris Brennan traded passes that resulted in Nichols putting the ball in the back of the net, but BG was ruled offside on the play.
7'| GOAL, Colin Iverson knocked a ball home after a Chris Sullivan corner kick. Charlie Maciejewski put the ball into the center of the penalty area, and Achille Robin initially headed the ball to the RMU 'keeper but after he fumbled the ball Iverson put it into the back of the net.
27'| Chris Brennan sent a rocket that hit off the bar after taking a shot just inside the box.
43'| Achille Robin deflected an RMU corner kick away from the BG goal on one of the lone Robert Morris threats of the first half.
44'| GOAL, after an errant pass from the Robert Morris goalkeeper, Brennan took a strike from outside of the box on the right side of the net to make it 2-0 BG.
65'| The Colonials fired a strike from distance, but the ball went over the bar for RMU's first threat of the second half.
75'| An impressive feat of dribbling put Zach Buescher around three different RMU defenders before the junior eventually was fouled. Brennan took the ensuing free kick, which was tipped over the bar by the RMU goalkeeper.
87'| A plethora of Falcons touched the ball at the top of the box that eventually led Maciejewski to land a shot, but it went wide of the net for BG's last threat of the match.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Falcons will hit the road again next weekend and play two Big Ten opponents in Northwestern and Wisconsin. BG will play Wisconsin on Friday (Sept. 6) at 6:00 p.m. ET and Northwestern on Sunday (Sept. 8) at 5 p.m. ET. Both matches will be played on the NU campus in Evanston, Ill.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
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