MONTEVALLO, Ala. -- After a rain delayed season opener against Faulkner at home, the Falcons traveled to Montgomery to play a makeup game against the Eagles.
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Montevallo trailed at the half and went 3-1 down in the second. However, a spirited Falcons' comeback led by
Tylor Ring and
Kira Bochard helped secure a dramatic comeback victory.
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The Eagles took an early 1-0 lead in the first half but that was short lived when the Falcons'
Tylor Ring found goal in the 24
th minute to tie the game at 1-1.
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Faulkner scored again in the first half to take a 2-1 lead into the break.
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In the 60
th minute, the Eagles took a 3-1 lead on a ball that beat the goal keeper in what appeared to be the games decisive goal.
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However, the Falcons continued to fight back and
Kira Bochard scored her first of two goals in the second half in the 61
st minute to pull the Falcons to within a goal as they trailed the Eagles 3-2.
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Ring scored the equalizer for the Falcons in the 66
th minute on a backheel goal that came from a free kick by
Christiane Malone.
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Bochard but the game away and capped the Falcons comeback with an unassisted goal in the 80
th minute as the Falcons walked away with the 4-3 victory.
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Montevallo 4, Faulkner 3
September 13, 2017
Montgomery, Alabama | Billy D. Hilyer Stadium
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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22' | Kassandra Carpintero opened the scoring for the hosts. After intercepting Young's goal kick, the senior midfielder beat a defender and lashed a shot from the left side into the bottom right corner.
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24' |
Tylor Ring took advantage of slack defending to blast a shot that Davis reached but couldn't keep out of her net.
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34' | The Eagles went into the half ahead after Kayla Wilson's tap in goal.
Sydney Young was lobbed and Wilson had the easy task of converting from six yards out.
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60' | Faulkner doubled their advantage 15 minutes after the restart. Kayla Wilson added a second goal of the game against a different goalkeeper. Beating Perez-Bayon to a 50/50 ball, the forward had an empty net to pass the ball in for her third of the season.
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61' | Montevallo staged an immediate comeback and the response came from
Kira Bochard. The freshman's first goal was assisted by
Tylor Ring.
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66' | After scoring and assisting, Ring added a second goal to equalize five minutes after bringing her team back into the game. On a restart from a foul, Christine Malone's ball was backheeled into the net by Ring to level the game at three each.
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80' | Ten minutes from time,
Kira Bochard found the winner for the Falcons.
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GAME NOTES
- Montevallo outshot the hosts by a 22 to 5 margin. They also dominated shots on goal, with 14 to the Eagles' four.
- Faulkner's keeper Kelbe Davis was forced into 10 saves compared to the Falcons' one. The keeper in the first half, Sydney Young, was replaced by Judith Perez-Bayon in the second period.
- Tylor Ring's brace brought her to five goals in her Montevallo career. Her assist was her seventh in a Falcons uniform.
- Montevallo overturned last season's 1-0 loss in Montgomery with today's win over their NAIA opposition. Â
RECORDS
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Montevallo 1-1 (0-1)
Faulkner 0-4
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UP NEXT
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The Falcons return home with two matches this weekend. Montevallo hosts West Georgia on Friday, September 15 at 7 p.m. Central time. Two days later, they welcome the North Alabama Lions at 1 p.m.
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