The Dordt University men's soccer team secured a 4-1 win over Hastings (Neb.) in a conference match played today at the Defenders Soccer Complex.
The Defenders have won five straight matches and push their record to 6-2 in the GPAC, 10-5-1 overall, with two matches left in the regular season. Hastings fell to 1-6-1 in the GPAC, 3-9-1 overall.
The Defenders grabbed a 1-0 lead when
Jayden Donald gained possession near midfield, sent a through pass ahead to
Joseba Zabala who, after taking a touch, shot it past the Broncos goalkeeper just four minutes into the match.
Following an own goal that tied the score at 1-1, Dordt took the lead for good during the 34th minute on a beautiful cross from
Ike D'Silva that was finished off by a Donald header. Six minutes later, Donald put the Defenders up 3-1 when he touched a shot into the back of the net from a cross by
Boston Gerdes.
Still leading 3-1, Dordt netted its final score at the 83rd minute when
Joao Locatelli received a long pass from Donald in the box and touched a shot into the goal.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt outshot Hastings 23-4, 14-4 on-goal
- Donald led the way with four shots on-goal while Locatelli, D'Silva and Hyunwoo Kim all totaled two shots on-goal
- Alvaro Boned (10-5-1) made three saves
- five different Hastings players had one shot each
- Brogan Pfeil (2-5-1) made eight saves for the Broncos
Notes:
- with the win, Dordt pushed its point total to 18 and remains in sole possession of second place in the GPAC standings with two matches left to play
- Donald totaled a career high six points with two goals and two assists
- the junior matched his career high with two assists (also Waldorf, Mount Marty)
- Zabala scored his sixth goal of the season, second most on the team
- Locatelli has four goals this season
- this was the first win on the field for the Defenders against Hastings (last year's win was awarded postseason after Hastings played an ineligible player)
- the Defenders five match win streak is the most since the 2011 season when they started the season at 7-0
- Dordt picked up its 10th win, its first double-digit win total since the 2014 season (13-7)
- the six wins in conference play matches its most since the 2014 season
- this is the fifth time this season the Defenders had a double-digit advantage in total shots
