Lynx Men's Soccer upsets #15 Parkland 3-0

[October 03, 2017] 

The Lincoln College Men’s Soccer team defeated the visiting Parkland College Cobras (#15) 3-0 on Saturday.

Scoring first for LC was sophomore Julian Roman (Waukegan) on a perfectly placed cross from freshman Ignacio Ximenez (Lawrenceville, GA). From there, both teams saw several chances to score in the first half stopped by strong goalie play. Lincoln would come just inches away from a second goal when a shot from sophomore Tajay Small (Kingston, Jamacia) hit the post with 2 minutes left in the half. Parkland also had several good looks, but sophomore goalie Miguel Barbosa (Sao Paulo, Brazil) was able to keep them off the scoreboard and take a 1-0 lead into halftime.

The second half saw Lincoln score just 15 seconds in when sophomore Adrian Roman (Waukegan) shot a ball that was deflected into the path of freshman Abdoulye Diawara (Moline) who hit a left foot blast into the top of the goal to put LC up 2-0.

Adrian Roman would put the final nail in the coffin for Parkland with 12 mins left in the match. Roman stole the ball from a Parkland defender and hit a 20 yard shot that found the back of the net for a final score 3-0.

Lincoln Coach Ben Massena was pleased with his team’s preparation coming into this match. “We changed a couple guys around this week after our loss to ICC. We also focused heavily on getting ball forward into the final 1/3 as quickly as possible. It showed in our play Saturday,” said Massena.

Coach Massena also noted several standout performances from his players. “Miguel Barbosa was unreal in goal for us. He made several point blank saves to keep us in the game. Adrian Roman was good on the attack, as usual, and Quinton Merreighn (Lincoln) was a great addition to the match today. We had him man mark Parkland’s top playmaker and he was able to minimize his touches to just a couple in the game. Quinton’s ability to take him out of the match was a huge reason we won today!”

“Parkland is a great team and they are ranked in the nation for a reason. We were able to work hard and keep them off the scoreboard and feel it’s because of each and every one of the guys and how hard we work on the field,” said Massena.

Next up for LC (5-4) will be another Region match at home against Lincoln Land at 4:00 PM on Wednesday.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]