YOUNG HARRIS, GA. – After posting back-to-back shutouts to start the season, the Limestone University men's soccer team surrendered three first-half goals, including the go-ahead score just a minute into play, as No. 20 Young Harris College picked up a 3-1 decision on Saturday, September 11.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 20 Young Harris 3, Limestone 1
Records: No. 20 Young Harris (3-0), Limestone (2-1)
Location: YHC Soccer and Lacrosse Field
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
 

• Senior forward Angelo Fabricio (Jundiai, Brazil) scored the lone goal for the Saints off a PK
• Freshman defender Sjur Drechsler (Hafrsfjord, Norway) paced Limestone with two shot attempts
• Senior forward Tristyn de Laaf (Dubai, UAE) placed a shot on frame
• Junior Antonio Ferreira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) finished with a shot attempt
• Sophomore forward Mark Radoki (Biberbach, Germany) also logged a shot
• Junior midfielder Josiah Ortiz (Buford, Ga.) tallied a shot on goal
• Sophomore keeper Johann Hipper (Munich, Germany) hauled in five saves in a losing effort
• Young Harris held an 11-7 advantage in shots and doubled up the Saints, 8-4, in shots on goal
• The Mountain Lions also edged the Blue and Gold, 7-4, in corner kick attempts

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
First Half
 
The Mountain Lions came out of the gates aggressive, recording their first shot 26 ticks into the contest before planting the go-ahead score just one minute into play. Limestone looked to find the equalizer off corners but attempts by Radoki and Drechsler in the 8^th and 10^th minutes, respectively, both sailed wide.
 
The Saints had their best opportunity when de Laaf worked around the YHC defense and got off a shot from just outside the box. However, it was right at the keeper, and Young Harris capitalized on the counterattack, earning a corner kick that resulted in a score to give the home team a 2-0 lead in the 21^st minute. The Mountain Lions added another score a few minutes later to make it a 3-0 match at the half.
 
Second Half
 
Young Harris also started the second half aggressively with a shot on frame just 39 seconds into the period. Hipper made the save, however, and Limestone flipped the field to the attack, leading to a foul by the Mountain Lions inside the box. Fabricio then planted the resulting penalty kick to cut the lead to 3-1.
 
The Saints could not find many openings to pull any closer as attempts on goal by Ortiz and Drechsler off a corner were both hauled in by the keeper. Including those two looks at frame, Limestone only managed a total of three shot attempts over the final 30 minutes of play as Young Harris held on for a 3-1 decision.   
 
TURNING POINT
 
The Mountain Lions took control of the match early, scoring the go-ahead goal just 60 seconds into the match before adding the eventual game-winner in the 21^st minute. Young Harris tacked on an insurance goal in the 28^th minute while limiting Limestone to a single score on a penalty kick the rest of the way.
 
NOTABLES
 

• The Limestone defense did not concede a single score in 181 minutes to start the year
• However, the Saints surrendered three goals over a 27-minute span on Saturday
• YHC seems to have Limestone's number as the Mountain Lions improve to 8-1 all-time against the Saints, including a 5-0 mark against the Blue and Gold in the mountains of Georgia
• Limestone scored three goals in the season opener, but have been held to two goals since
• Fabricio scored his second goal of the young 2021 campaign

 
UP NEXT
 
The Saints now turn their attention to conference play when they host Anderson University in the 2021 South Atlantic Conference opener on Wednesday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m.