Mid-American Conference

Wednesday’s Scoreboard
Bowling Green 1, Cleveland State 0

Courtesy of Bowling Green’s Sports Information Department
 
Bowling Green 1, Cleveland State 0
Box Score
 
Freshman Chris Brennan's goal with just four seconds left in the second overtime lifted the Bowling Green State University men's soccer team to a 1-0 win over host Cleveland State University Wednesday night (Sept. 7). The non-conference match was held at CSU's Krenzler Field.

The victory improves the Falcons' record to 4-0-0 on the young season, while the Vikings drop to 2-2-0 on the year. CSU's other loss was also a 1-0 defeat, on the road against nationally-ranked Wake Forest.

Senior tri-captain Jacob Roth drew the lone assist on Wednesday night's winning goal. After Brennan was fouled with just seven seconds left in the period, the clock was stopped as a yellow card was assessed to a CSU player. Roth, a Cleveland native, played a long free kick into the penalty area, toward a maze of players. Brennan ran onto the ball and headed it past Viking goalkeeper Sebastian Kalk, sparking a wild celebration near the BGSU bench.

Freshman Anthony Mwembia made eight saves, the highest total of his young career, as he and the BGSU defense earned a shutout for the third time in this season's four matches.

The Falcons held advantages of 23-15 in total shot attempts and 11-8 in shots on goal. Kalk made 10 saves in goal for the Vikings.

Brennan's goal was his team-leading third of the season. He is second on the team in points, with six. Roth's assist was his BG-best fourth of the year.

The Falcons return to the road for a Saturday (Sept. 10) match against Western Illinois University. That contest is set for 1:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. Eastern). Then, the Brown and Orange will return home to face Wright State University on Tuesday night (Sept. 13), in the teams' annual battle for the I-75 Cup. That match will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium.