William Penn Falters Late in 3-1 Loss to Central Methodist

Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen soccer squad got on the board first, but was worn down by a formidable home team in a 3-1 loss to Central Methodist in non-conference action Thursday.

The Eagles got off the first five shots of the evening, but William Penn (1-2) showed quality can be better than quantity by scoring on its first shot. Matheus Riberio (Fr., Vitoria, Brazil, Cent. Edu. Charles Darwin) put the ball in unassisted against goalkeeper German Schnacht at the 35:05 mark.

The visitors kept Central Methodist (1-0-1) at zero for another 39 minutes, but Erwin Sanchez Jr. finally managed the equalizer in the 75th minute. That unfortunately opened the floodgates for the Eagles as they scored the go-ahead at 86:10 and added an insurance goal just over two minutes later. Central Methodist outshot the Statesmen 19-4, including a 12-2 margin after intermission.

Mason Bandy (So., Calgary, Alberta, St. Francis HS) posted six stops in the loss.

Next: William Penn returns to Oskaloosa Sunday to host non-conference foe Purdue Calumet (Ind.) at 3 p.m.