Balanced offense leads Royals men’s soccer to 5-0 victory
Hamilton ON – The Redeemer University men's soccer team (1-1-0 OCAA) defeated the Mohawk Mountaineers by the score of 5–0 Wednesday night at Tim Hortons Field.
Redeemer opened the scoring six minutes into the first half, as first year Derek Proulx (Burlington, ON) setup second year Gerrit Oldejans (Dundas, ON) for his first goal of the regular season.
In the 20th minute, Proulx added his second assist of the night as he found first year Rayan Barbosa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) who beat Mountaineers goalkeeper Oliver Steinke.
The Royals took a commanding 3-0 lead in the 25th minute, as third year captain Matthew Walraven (Burlington, ON) would register his first goal the regular season and third on the year.
With 10 minutes remaining in the opening half, second year Mycah Winsor (Penang, Malasia) would take a nice give and go from Walraven and slide it past an outstretched Steinke for the 4-0 lead.
Redeemer closed out the scoring in the 71st minute as Barbosa put a header in the top right corner for the five goal lead. Walraven would add his second assist of the contest.
In goal, second year starter Mateo Sutic (Mississauga, ON) recorded the shutout.
The Royals next action is September 17th at 5pm when they host the Fanshawe Falcons.
