Pfeiffer Men's Soccer Uses Strong Second Half to Bolt By Southern Virginia

Misenheimer, N.C. (Oct. 9, 2021) – The Pfeiffer University men's soccer team used four second half goals to fly past visiting Southern Virginia, 5-1 in a USA South match at Lefko Field on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL – Pfeiffer def. Southern Virginia, 5-1

Records
Pfeiffer – 4-6 (1-2 USA South)
Southern Virginia – 3-9 (2-1 USA South)
Location
Misenheimer, N.C. – N.E. Lefko Field

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Pfeiffer wasted little time, jumping on top of the Knights less than three minutes into the match when graduate student Caleb Bratager (Wake Forest, N.C.) delivered a pass in traffic to freshman Jean Bah (Charlotte, N.C.) who blasted the ball past SVU goalkeeper Dallin Chappell, giving Pfeiffer the 1-0 lead.  The goal was the quickest that the Falcons have scored this season.

SVU tied the match at 1-1 in the 20^th minute when Danny Fletkau send the ball past Pfeiffer goalkeeper Ali Jaafar (Matthews, N.C.) after getting a pass from Peyson Webster.

In the second half, Pfeiffer's Branson Adams (Asheboro, N.C.) would score in the 63^rd minute to provide the eventual game-winner on a Sam Stewart (Belhaven, N.C.) pass, proving the Falcons with the 2-1 lead.

The Falcons would go on to extend the lead to 3-1 when Bah scored his second of the match on a Bratager assist in the 75^th minute.  Pfeiffer would keep pouring it on, pushing the lead to 4-1 when Bratager scored on a Cristyan Cabrera (Salisbury, N.C.) pass in the 79^th minute.

The final goal of the match came when goalkeeper Ali Jaafar sent a long kick that ended up under the control of Cabrera, who slotted the ball into the net to provide the 5-1 final, giving the Pfeiffer goalkeeper a rare assist.

Up Next
Pfeiffer will host William Peace University in their next USA South match on Wednesday, Oct. 13.  Kickoff from Lefko Field is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.