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Men's Soccer

Penalty kick in overtime lifts Lakers to 1-0 win over Falcons

Score

Clayton State 1, Montevallo 0 (OT)

Record

Montevallo (2-6-0 overall, 0-3-0 in Peach Belt Conference)

Clayton State (5-2-1 overall, 2-1-0 in Peach Belt Conference)

Location

Varsity Field (Montevallo, Alabama)

How it Happened

An evenly matched contest in regulation was decided by a penalty kick in the first overtime period following a foul inside the box.

Clayton State senior Avery Shepard planted the penalty kick into the right corner of the net as Montevallo keeper Yannic Horn dove in the opposite direction in anticipation of the kick in the 97th minute of the contest.

The Falcons outshot the Lakers 11-9 in the match, including a 7-3 advantage on shots on goal. Clayton State goalkeeper Viltsu Tuumi managed to keep all seven attempts out of the net.

Stat of the Match

A combined six cards were issued to the two teams, all of which came in the second half as the pressure mounted in the scoreless battle.

Up Next

Montevallo will head to Greenwood, South Carolina for a Peach Belt Conference contest against Lander University this weekend. Match time is set for 3:30 p.m. Eastern/2:30 p.m. Central.

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