Pfeiffer Men's Soccer Takes 2-1 Win Over Rival Greensboro

Misenheimer, N.C. (Oct. 16, 2021) – The Pfeiffer men's soccer used a pair of first half goals on their way to a 2-1 win over rival Greensboro in a physical USA South match on Saturday night at Lefko Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL – Pfeiffer def. Greensboro, 2-1

Records
Pfeiffer – 5-7 (2-3 USA South)
Greensboro – 7-7-1 (3-1-1 USA South)

Location
Misenheimer, N.C. – N.E. Lefko Field

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
In the first half, Pfeiffer freshman Steven Lozano (Kannapolis, N.C.) scored his first career goal on a header he received from sophomore Sam Stewart (Belhaven, N.C.). On the free kick, Stewart shot the ball into the box, where  Lozano redirected with a header to the left of the Greensboro goalkeeper, giving the Falcons the lead in the 35^th minute.

The Falcon lead expanded to 2-0 less than three minutes later when freshman Jean Bah (Charlotte, N.C.) notched his fifth goal of the season on a pass from Branson Adams (Asheboro, N.C.).  Adams' ball, found Bah on the right side of the box with Bah's shot finding the side net of the goal on a shot across the goal mouth.

Greensboro would cut the lead to 2-1 in the 64^th minute when Merced Mendez Flores scored an unassisted goal, his fourth of the season.

Both teams had several quality chances in the waning minutes of the match, but Pfeiffer goalkeeper
Ali Jaafar (Matthews, N.C.) made several great saves to preserve the win.  All told, Jaafar finished the match with six saves.

Up Next
With their home schedule complete, Pfeiffer will hit the road for their next USA South match when they travel to Fayetteville, N.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 20 to tangle with Methodist at 7:00 p.m.