(GREEN BAY PHOENIX ATHLETICS) GREEN BAY – An explosive first half led to an emphatic 5-1 victory for the Green Bay men’s soccer team over Detroit Mercy Saturday afternoon at Aldo Santaga Stadium.
GB has its first five-game win streak in the regular season since October 8-26, 2011. Green Bay also tied for its largest conference victory (+4 goal differential) since downing Detroit Mercy 4-0 on October 3, 2010.
The victory improved Green Bay’s record to 5-2-0 overall and 1-0-0 in Horizon League action. Detroit Mercy dropped to 1-5-0 overall and 0-1-0 in HL play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The contest started chippy, with four fouls being called. Three were on Green Bay, but it was the Phoenix that cracked the first shot of the day. Chris Album forced a save by UDM goalkeeper Viktor Sulc. The Titans had an opportunity moments later but came up empty. In the 19th minute, Kolton Prater sent a ball to Tommy Coughlin, who lofted a cross pass into the box, where Jesus Galvan-Garcia punched in it for a 1-0 lead. Green Bay quickly added on, scoring again nine minutes later thanks to Chris Album. He was fed a pass by Andrew Paolucci and doubled GB’s lead to 2-0. Neither team had much opportunity for a while after that, but Green Bay was on the prowl in the 39th minute. Myles Sophanavong subbed into the match and immediately helped, finding Luke Nicholson who found the back of the net, extending the advantage to 3-0. The Phoenix wasn’t done yet, as So Nishikawa scored off a deflection by Sulc in the 40th minute, blowing the game wide open with a 4-0 lead.
The contest started chippy, with four fouls being called. Three were on Green Bay, but it was the Phoenix that cracked the first shot of the day. Chris Album forced a save by UDM goalkeeper Viktor Sulc. The Titans had an opportunity moments later but came up empty. In the 19th minute, Kolton Prater sent a ball to Tommy Coughlin, who lofted a cross pass into the box, where Jesus Galvan-Garcia punched in it for a 1-0 lead. Green Bay quickly added on, scoring again nine minutes later thanks to Chris Album. He was fed a pass by Andrew Paolucci and doubled GB’s lead to 2-0. Neither team had much opportunity for a while after that, but Green Bay was on the prowl in the 39th minute. Myles Sophanavong subbed into the match and immediately helped, finding Luke Nicholson who found the back of the net, extending the advantage to 3-0. The Phoenix wasn’t done yet, as So Nishikawa scored off a deflection by Sulc in the 40th minute, blowing the game wide open with a 4-0 lead.
The Titans scored just before halftime to cut the deficit back to three. UDM got six shots off after intermission and nearly scored on a penalty kick in the 81st minute before GB goalkeeper Alvaro Rodriguez made a sensational save. Album tacked on another goal minutes after that, and the Phoenix handled the Titans for a 5-1 win.
GAME NOTES
- Detroit Mercy’s Guershom Sylvain led all players with five shots (three on goal).
- Green Bay spread the wealth offensively. Seven Phoenix tallied a shot, with three players notching at least two shots.
- UDM outshot GB 17-12 overall and 8-7 on goal.
- The Titans had eight corner kicks, and GB had two.
- Kolton Prater and Josh Johansen each had two assists.
COMING UP
Green Bay will look to continue its winning streak against Parkside this Tuesday, September 17.
Green Bay will look to continue its winning streak against Parkside this Tuesday, September 17.
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