by Eric Willuweit

Chicago, Ill. – The Illinois Tech men's soccer team continued their early-season success, defeating Manchester University 3-0 Saturday afternoon in a non-conference matchup at Stuart Field. The Scarlet Hawks improved their record to 2-0-0. The Spartans fell to 0-1-1.

The Hawks have started the season with a pair of 3-0 victories, getting timely scoring while keeping the opponent off the score sheet.

How It Happened

• The Scarlet Hawks and Spartans played to a scoreless first half. The Hawks outshot the Spartans 7-4 in the half.
• The Hawks got on the board early in the second half at the 46:45 mark, with Joshua Plimpton converting a feed from Anthony Paiotti for his second goal of the season to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
• The Hawks increased their lead to 2-0 1:30 later when Mateo Sanchez scored an unassisted goal at 48:16.
• Maciek Matusiak completed the scoring at the 78:34 mark, netting his second goal of the season on a feed from Zaheed Al-Hajji.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Sanchez scored a goal, to go along with three shots.
• Matusiak had scored a goal on his only shot attempt.
• Plimpton scored one goal on two shots on goal.
• Al-Hajji had an assist, and led the team with three shots, two on goal.
• Adam Falcigno faced two shots on goal and made both saves.
• The Hawks defense limited the Spartans to only two shots on goal.

Inside the Box Score

• The Scarlet Hawks outshot Manchester 19-7.
• Illinois Tech was whistled for 16 fouls; Manchester had 10 fouls.
• Each team had two corner-kick opportunities.

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks will host Alma College on Monday, September 5th at 3:30 PM at Stuart Field for a Labor Day non-conference matchup.