BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men's soccer team competed in their final regular season home game on Sunday afternoon. The Tornado hosted Barton College and were defeated by the Bulldogs 3-0.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton 3, King 0
LOCATION: Parks Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-4-1, 2-3-1 Conference Carolinas; Barton 6-1, 6-1 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Barton put the pressure on the Tornado early, registering their first corner kick of the match less than four minutes in.
- A diving save from Dalton Gammon in the ninth minute play spoiled a headed attempt at goal by Barton's Omar Aboutaleb.
- The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the 35th minute when Ludovic Rocha slotted home a feed from Tobias Nielsen to give Barton a lead that they never surrendered.
- A screamer from Pedro Valladares that kissed off the far post put Barton up 2-0 less than eight minutes into the second half.
- King quickly responded with one of their better chances of the contest. Ruben Laureano fired in a shot to the bottom left corner, but a sprawling Jacob Randolph preserved the clean sheet.
- Barton found the back of the net for a third time in the 75th minute when Tobias Nielson fired home a free kick from just outside the box.
- The Tornado kept fighting, earning another corner in the late stages of the contest and seeing a shot from Lucas Lavender go wide right.
- Lavender's shot was the final chance of the game from either side as Barton secured the clean sheet and three-goal victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- King took four shots in the match, placing two shots on goal.
- The Tornado registered a pair of corner kicks on the day.
FOR THE FOES
- Barton fired eight shots, five of those being on frame.
- The Bulldogs also had the slight edge in corner kicks with three on the day.
UP NEXT
- King plays their final game of the regular season on Tuesday when they travel to Lees-McRae College. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
- Barton will await the unveiling of the Conference Carolinas Championship bracket to see who their next opponent is to begin the postseason.
