DAYTON, Ohio - The Dayton Flyers men's soccer team defeated the Butler Bulldogs 5-4 in an exhibition match at Baujan Field on Saturday night, the final preseason game before the season.
STATS OF THE GAME• Dayton had four goals on four shots on goal in the first half. The Flyers led despite being outshot 11-7 in the first 45 minutes.
• The last time Dayton scored five goals in a game was last year against IUPUI (W, 5-0) on September 19, 2014.
• Butler outshot Dayton 19-15 in the contest, but the Flyers put eight on target compared to the Bulldogs' seven.
• There were only 19 fouls committed in the game, half as many as in Dayton's first exhibition match against West Virginia.
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DAYTON GOALS• 4
th Minute –
Tommy Harr stole a pass at the top of the 18 yard box and his shot went in to the right side of the net
• 18
th Minute –
Maik Schoonderwoerd scored a header from a free kick. Assisted by
Michael Frasca• 23
rd Minute –
Carlos Sendin stole an attempted clear at the top of the 18 and buried his shot into the bottom left corner of the net
• 30
th Minute –
Carlos Sendin scored his second goal of the match on a corner kick. Assisted by
Michael Frasca and
Lalas Abubakar.
• 53
rd Minute –
Maik Schoonderwoerd converts penalty after
Carlos Sendin was fouled in the box.
BUTLER GOALS• 14
th Minute – David Goldsmith found retrieved a ball that was not cleared by the Dayton defense and scored from six yards out.
• 45
th Minute – David Goldsmith scored his second goal of the match on a cross played into the box. Assisted by Vincent Mitchell.
• 51
st Minute – David Goldsmith finished the hat trick with a penalty kick conversion.
• 62
nd Minute – Jeff Adkins finished off a counterattack from Butler's own penalty area, finishing with a shot to the right of the Dayton goalkeeper on the assist by Vincent Mitchell.
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COMING UP• Dayton will start the regular season on the road at the James Madison Classic on Aug. 28 versus Radford and Aug. 30 against host James Madison.
• The home opener for the Flyers is on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. against Cleveland State. The first 300 fans will get a schedule poster.
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