Box Score Pensacola, Fla.- West Florida came off the almost two week break due to weather cancelations with a win over Pensacola Christian tonight. This is their first home game in two years.
The Argos improve their record to 3-0-1 for the 2021 season while PCC falls to 2-7.
During the first half, the Argos held most of the offensive possessions. West Florida outshot the Eagles 22-3. Both teams were scoreless in the first twenty minutes of play. Finally, the first goal was made by #26
Keegan Ancelin assisted by #10
Ed Chappe. This dynamic duo has really been connecting and converting offensively for the Argos.
After the first goal, the Argos started being more aggressive offensively with goals by midfielders, #8
Bernardo Torres and #7
Kainan Dos Santos. Defensively, the Argos were like a brick wall with #5
Elijah Howe and #4
Furkan Artar to stop any offensive drives the Eagles had. West Florida was able to cap off the half with a 5-0 lead over the Eagles.
Starting the second half, UWF brought in many different faces including #13
Owen Hawkins, #6
Jacob Tankersley, and #19
Bishop Bosland. The Argos improved their lead in the sixty-eighth minute of play with a goal by #9
Gabriel Arraes to increase the lead to six.
Senior forward, #9
Gabriel Arraes had a stellar night with three out of the six goals for the Argos. He would have the final goal to cap off a great night for the Argos leading them to beat the Eagles 6-0. There could've been more goals for West Florida, but the Eagles goalkeeper, Adam Lund had a great game with a total of seven saves.
Next Up: West Florida will host their first GSC matchups against Union on Friday, Oct. 1 at 5:00 PM and Sunday, Oct. 3 at 12:30 PM against Christian Brothers.
For more information on UWF Men's Soccer, follow the team on Twitter @UWFMSoccer and Instagram @uwfsoccer.
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