MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo men's soccer team defeated Shorter by six goals on Friday night to give Coach Bruce Dietterle his biggest conference win in his time at the helm.
 
The Falcons improved to 6-3-2 on the season and 3-1-2 in conference play. 
 
The quality of play was improved from Sunday's tie at Christian Brothers and the Falcons recorded their most emphatic victory of the season.
 
After a frantic back and forth start, the game was an even affair until the 28^th minute when a nice exchange of passes between Nicolas Pekel and Liam Moore set Lukas Hauer up on the right side of the goal. Hauer's cross found Josh Keller wide open on the far left post and the senior converted his second goal in two games to take a 1-0 lead.
 
Montevallo doubled their advantage nine minutes later through a similar silky passing move. Isaac Albaradei beat the offside trap and his shot was palmed away into the path of Lukas Hauer who scored his 5^th goal of the season.
 
Shorter mustered a response in the second half and almost halved the deficit right after the restart. Felix Guijosa's goal-bound effort was blocked by center back Austin Petrovich before the follow up was stopped by Robert Kuta.
 
Cesare Marconi punished the Hawk's missed opportunities with a third goal to effectively ended the contest.
 
After dominating the rest of the second half, a late flurry of goals saw Montevallo swell the scoreline.
 
Patrick Morton headed in a Kai Pham cross off the underside of the crossbar and over the line. Then Albaradei unleashed a thunderous curling strike into the top right corner.  Liam Moore capped off the superb performance by rounding the keeper and slotting into an empty net after being put through by a ball from substitute Nikola Klacar.

Montevallo 6, Shorter 0
October 13, 2017
Varsity Field (Montevallo, Alabama)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
28' | Josh Keller opened the scoring with a goal from the left side of the field. The freshman was set up by Lukas Hauer who was put through by Liam Moore. Hauer's cross from the right was finished by Keller who was alone on the far left post.
 
37' | The Falcons doubled their advantage before the half. Isaac Albaradei's shot was saved by keeper Sean Carpenter and the rebound fell to the Lukas Hauer who dispatched his 5^th goal of the season.
 
50' | Montevallo added a third goal through Cesare Marconi. The Italian received a pass from Josh Keller and let it fly from 25 yards out. The ball bounced in front of the keeper and over his glove into the left side of the net.
 
82' | Montevallo had a fourth goal through a set piece. A corner kick from Kai Pham was headed in by Patrick Morton with the aid of the underside of the crossbar.
 
84' | The fifth goal came in spectacular fashion. Isaac Albaradei opened his goalscoring account in a Montevallo uniform with a curling strike from the left side into the upper right corner.
 
87' | Montevallo added gloss to the scoreline with a sixth goal. Liam Moore was put in one on one with the goalkeeper after a ball over the top by Nikola Klacar. The striker kept his cool and rounded the goalie before slotting the ball into the net.  

GAME NOTES

• After last season's game featured 10 yellow cards and a sending off, today's clash only had one yellow. The only booking was a card in the final seconds to Albaradei for not respecting the required 10 yards on a free kick.
• Montevallo's defense earned a 6^th shutout of the season. Kuta's six shutouts and 69 saves are both Gulf South Conference highs.
• The game saw both teams attempt a double-digit number of shots for the second straight season. Today's contest featured 20 shots for Montevallo and 12 by Shorter, including 13 and 8 on goal.
• Montevallo's six-goal margin of victory was the highest for the Falcons since 2013. Bruce Dietterle's first season opened with a 6-0 win over Eckerd which was matched by today's performance. It was the largest conference victory for Montevallo since 2004 when the Falcons beat Delta State by the same scoreline.

RECORDS

Montevallo 6-3-2 (3-1-2)
Shorter 3-9 (2-5)
 
UP NEXT
 
Montevallo welcomes the Lee Flames in a Gulf South Conference clash on Senior Day on Sunday, October 15^th. Kickoff from Varsity Field is set for 3:30 p.m. CT.