MCPHERSON, Kan. – MACU Men's Soccer scores a pair of first-half goals to secure all three points and maintain momentum in a good run of form, winning four consecutive conference games in the Evangels 2-0 win over Central Christian on the road on Saturday afternoon.

SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 2, Central Christian 0
  • Mid-America Christian (6-5-4, 4-0-2 SAC)
  • Central Christian (2-9-3, 2-3-1 SAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

• 1^st Half – MACU – 16:06 – Goal: Ryan Jeanfreau (9)– MACU 1, CCCK 0
• 1^st Half – MACU – 23:38 – Goal: Matias Garcia (1) – MACU 2, CCCK 0   

MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • The Evangels started on the front foot from the opening whistle as Ryan Jeanfreau fired the first shot on goal to force a comfortable save from the Central Christian goalkeeper, Nawjot Bhandal. However, Jeanfreau's next strike came from outside the box which found the back of the net to open the scoring for MACU in the 17^th minute.  
  • Mid-America Christian quickly doubled its lead seven minutes later through Matias Garcia who scored his first career goal as an Evangel beating two defenders and finding a finish off a tight angle at the near post.
  • MACU continued to look like the next team to score as Papa Toure, Joao Victor, and Federico Palacios all put shots on target in a three-minute span that were all saved to keep the Evangel lead at two before the halftime break.
• Second Half
  • Mid-America Christian never let off the gas pedal in the second half as the offensive pressure was back on. Jeanfreau found himself one-on-one with Bhandal, which was denied as the rebound fell to Josh Mackin whose effort just flew over the crossbar.
  • Central Christian fired its first shot on goal in the 66^th minute as Genis Alcaide found the first opening, but Dante Caffaro was equal for the routine save to make his first and only save of the match.
  • The Evangels continued to possess the ball the final 20 minutes of the match to see out the match without any threats from the Tigers as MACU claimed all three points on the road trip.

MATCH NOTES

• MACU held a large shot advantage at 19-3 over CCCK, and an 8-1 shots on goal margin.
• Dante Caffaro had only one save this afternoon but notched his third shutout to take his season record to 5-0-2. Nawjot Bhandal carded six saves to mark his second highest total this season.
• Ryan Jeanfreau scored in his fifth consecutive conference game to bring his season total to nine on the season.
• Mid-America Christian improve to 4-0-2 on the season on 14 points to take them top of the Sooner Athletic Conference standings currently.
• MACU continued its hot streak against Central Christian winning six in a row to take the all-time record to 12-1-1.  

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian return to action quickly as the Evangels travel home and face the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State on Monday night Oct. 20, for a 7:30 pm kickoff at the Dill Soccer Field.