Posted: Sep 08, 2019
The Basics:
Score: Roanoke 1, Maryville 0
Records: Roanoke 3-0-0 | Maryville 2-2-0
Location: Salem, Va.
The Lead: Alec Taitague's goal in the 62nd minute helped lift Roanoke to a 1-0 win over Maryville on Sunday afternoon in the final day of the All Sports Café / Roanoke Invitational.
How it Happened:
- With the game scoreless in the 62nd minute, Dylan Berk served a ball into the box that was headed home by Taitague and give RC what would prove to be the game-winner.
- The Scots would take the ensuing kickoff and attack the Maroons but Jace Burchfiel's shot was turned away by Zach Behe to preserve the RC lead.
- Maryville was awarded a free-kick deep in the Roanoke zone in the 90th minute but the Maroon defense was able to block the shot attempt and go onto the win.
- Roanoke held an 11-7 edge in shots and led in corner kicks 3-2.
- Behe finished with three saves, while Luke Semann had four for MC.
Up Next: Roanoke hit the road on Wednesday for a 4:00 p.m. match at Greensboro.