Men's Soccer Charges Ahead of Merchant Marine 1-0

Saturday, September 26

Kings Point, NY

Army West Point

Merchant Marine Academy

Army West Point

Merchant Marine

Men's Soccer Charges Ahead of Merchant Marine 1-0

September 26, 2020 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

KINGS POINT, N.Y. - Thanks to a second half surge, the Army West Point men's soccer team took down Merchant Marine 1-0 in a Saturday night contest.

Scoreless after the first half, Justin McStay netted a goal off a corner kick by Oscar Pereira in the 50th minute. Army continued to press to help preserve a 1-0 shutout for Jacob Suppiah.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights and Mariners entered halftime with a knotted 0-0 score.
Army led in shots (8-3) and corner kicks (3-2) after the first 45 minutes.
In the 50th minute, the Cadets found the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead.
Pereira capitalized on a corner kick opportunity five minutes into the second half.
He chipped it into the box where McStay connected and found the back of the net.

HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army finished the game with an impressive 16-6 advantage in shots.
The Black Knights led in corner kicks (11-2).
The Cadets improve to 18-1-1 against USMMA in the all-time series.
It marked the first contest between the two squads since 1983.

INSIDER REACTIONS

From Suppiah, "I think we had a really competitive week of training leading up to today that allowed us to win the mental moments in the game and get a result. Next week I think we can continue to try to improve our speed of play so we can create more chances."
From McStay, "It felt really good to finally play with all the boys in a real game, We have been working really hard and building a brotherhood off the field, and tonight we showed that and brought that brotherhood to the pitch."
From head coach Russell Payne, "The team was rightfully excited and also grateful to play all week. We had to settle our emotions and work through some rustiness tonight. Ultimately we found a way to win by showing some moments of quality over 90 minutes. We know this week ahead we need to get back to work on sharpening our tools and executing with higher quality precision and malice in order to be closer to our best for next weeks game."

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