Boston College Athletics
Second-Minute Goal Sinks Eagles
September 06, 2015 | Men's Soccer
Photo credit: Drew Hoo/The Heights
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Loyola Marymount 1, Boston College 0
Records: Boston College (3-1-0), Loyola Marymount (4-0-0)
Location: Newton Campus Field, Newton, Mass.
Attendance: 344
TURNING POINT
LMU goalkeeper Paul Blanchette punted a ball all the way down to the other box. The ball took a bounce and Grant Sampson lifted a shot over the keeper to provide the lone goal of the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Loyola Marymount's goal came just 1:02 after the opening whistle and it was able to hold on for the 1-0 win.
- Neither side had a great scoring chance in the rest of the first half. The Lions held a 9-5 advantage in shots and a 7-3 edge in corners in the first 45.
- Boston College turned it around after halftime and fired off nine shots to LMU's three. It also took four corners while the Lions didn't have one.
- One notable chance was with 30 minutes left when junior Zeiko Lewis got open and fired a shot that was blocked. The deflection went to senior Atobra Ampadu who took another shot, but that too was broken up by a defender.
- With 17:30 remaining, freshman Derek Lyons fed classmate Simon Enstrom who turned and found a lane open to shoot. His low blast was just wide of the left post.
UP NEXT
Boston College will open ACC play on Friday night when it travels to NC State for a 7 p.m. contest.
