The Briar Cliff men's soccer team earned a 3-1 victory over the Doane University Saturday afternoon in Crete, Nebraska.
The Chargers struck early when Simon Londoño Zapata, found the back of the net in the third minute off an assist from Angjelos Arapi giving Briar Cliff a 1-0 advantage. The Chargers continued to apply pressure and doubled their lead in the 36th minute when David Sauter scored an unassisted goal to send Briar Cliff into halftime ahead 2-0.
Briar Cliff maintained its two-goal advantage through much of the second half, with Lucas Attanasio and the Charger defense working to keep Doane off the scoreboard. The Chargers added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute when Phillipp Kalz scored off his second assist of the match from Arapi, extending the lead to 3-0.
Doane answered with a goal in the 86th minute, but the Chargers held on through the final minutes to secure the 3-1 road victory.
Briar Cliff finished with 20 shots, including 12 on goal, compared to Doane's 13 shots and five on target. Sauter, Londoño and Kalz each scored, while Arapi recorded two assists. Attanasio made four saves in goal as the Chargers picked up another important GPAC win.
The Chargers return to action on Wednesday, October 28, heading to Mitchell, SD, to take on the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers. Kick-off is set for 5 p.m.
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