BECKLEY, W.Va. – The Concord University men's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to West Liberty Friday afternoon in Mountain East Conference action at the Cline Complex.
The Hilltoppers (2-3) led 1-0 at halftime with the shots nearly even—5-3 in favor of West Liberty. After West Liberty scored in the eighth minute of the game, the next two scoring chances belonged to Concord (2-3) as sophomore midfielder
Michael Shelor had a shot on goal in the 13
th minute, and junior midfielder
Adrian Cabello's free kick was saved in the 23
rd minute.
Shelor had another attempt turned aside in the 49
th minute while freshman defender
Valentin Fernandez launched a counterattack attempt from 30 yards out in the 55
th minute that was saved.
WLU notched a goal in the 66
th minute, and added another score off a corner kick in the 86
th minute for the final margin of victory.
West Liberty owned a 13-7 advantage in overall shots.
Cabello and Shelor combined for four of the seven shots for CU. Freshman goalkeeper
Sean Monro made five saves.
The Mountain Lions host Alderson Broaddus 5:00 p.m. Friday.
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