MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Faulkner rolled past Point with six second half goals while allowing just one shot the entire match in an 8-0 thrashing in the Battle of I-85 to pick up its ninth win in SSAC play and 13th of the season.
José Lucca scored what proved to be the match winner just two minutes in when
Leo de Souza's corner found the centerback running freely.Â
Faulkner kept the pressure on but the offside flag rose seven times in the first half to deny a couple of great goals. Riofrio found one that stood in the 35th minute, pouncing on a loose ball to make it 2-0.
Riofrio scored again on the first touch in the 52nd as
Leo Freire played him through to make it 3-0 and give Freire the first double-digit assist season in program history. Faulkner started subbing and brought in
Konsti Witte who turned in a brace in just two minutes. Witte got onto the end of a heavy touch from the Skyhawks and slid home his first goal just over a minute after entering the match. 46 seconds later,
Bernardo Juca delivered a great ball to Witte on the back post who made no mistake about it for his 19th career goal. In the 74th,
Julio Cesar's shot was saved with the rebound falling right to Witte again to make it 6-0 and give him 20 career tallies.Â
Ivan Caraballo scored his first goal as an Eagle in the 82nd minute, picking a wayward pass and dribbling himself free. He became the 14th different Eagle with a goal this year. In the 84th,
Angel Ugwumba followed up another Cesar shot to put a bow on top for his 20th goal.Â
Faulkner is on a seven match win streak with a +41 goal difference and welcomes Andrew College for Senior Day Saturday night. The senior day ceremony will be at halftime of the women's game.Â
