Fanshawe Men’s Soccer Defeat Mohawk 3-1 at Falcons Fest

(London, Ontario) – At Fanshawe Athletics annual Falcons Fest event, the Men's Soccer squad (4-0-1) defeated the Mohawk Mountaineers (1-4) by a final score of 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. They are currently riding a 22-game regular season unbeaten streak, dating back to September 17, 2016.

The Falcons opened the first half with a pair of corner kicks, but could not finish in front of the net. In the 35^th minute Ahmad Al Rajie (London, ON) split the Mohawk defenders and drew a penalty in the box. The Mountaineers keeper had a brilliant save on Alberto Barquin's (London, ON) penalty kick and was able to keep the game scoreless. Just before the end of the first frame in the 44^th minute, Al Rajie broke the ice with a hard shot that got past the Mohawk keeper to put the home team up 1-0.

In the second half, Fanshawe continued to pressure the Mountaineers and went up 2-0 on a beautiful goal from rookie striker Ben Vyfschaft (London, ON) in the 47^th minute. Mohawk got on the board with a nice shot to the top right corner of the net in the 87^th minute. In injury time, Al Rajie added another goal and the Falcons were able to hold on to the 3-1 lead behind solid defending from centre-back Bradley Heath (Markham, ON). On the game, Fanshawe outshot Mohawk 32-8.

The Falcons Men's Soccer team will take the pitch again on Wednesday, September 26 at 5pm against Clair (1-3). The last time the two teams met on September 11, 2018, the Falcons won 4-1 in Windsor.

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