Anderson Upsets Top-Seed Montevallo In Penalty Kicks At NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament

MONTEVALLO, Ala. - Using a first-half goal by South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year Lasse Sohrweide and outscoring ninth-ranked Montevallo, 4-2, in penalty kicks, the fifth-seeded Anderson men's soccer team upset top-seed and host Montevallo in NCAA Super Region III play Friday night at Falcon Field.

The match officially ended with a 1-1 tie and advanced to penalty kicks. Anderson advances to meet third-seeded Clayton State on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.

The Trojans controlled most of the first half as they out-shot the Falcons 6-2. AU broke through at the 35:13 mark of the match as Lasse Sohrweide and Mark Smith used a little give and go allowing Sohrweide an open look at the net which he buried past the UM keeper.

The half ended with the Trojans up 1-0 and leading in shots 6-2. The second half was much different as the Falcons came out on fire and scored just 1:16 into the period as Foster took the ball down the heart of the pitch and beat the AU defense for a one-on-one with the keeper. He slid the ball past an outstretch keeper to tie the game at one.

The Trojans controlled most of the first half as they out-shot the Falcons 6-2. AU broke through at the 35:13 mark of the match as Lasse Sohrweide and Mark Smith used a little give and go allowing Sohrweide an open look at the net which he buried past the UM keeper.

The half ended with the Trojans up 1-0 and leading in shots 6-2. The second half was much different as the Falcons came out on fire and scored just 1:16 into the period as Foster took the ball down the heart of the pitch and beat the AU defense for a one-on-one with the keeper. He slid the ball past an outstretch keeper to tie the game at one.

Playing their fourth contest away from home in eight days, the Trojans improved to 15-5-2 on the season, while the Falcons ended their season at 18-2-2.

AU, which already set a new school record for wins in a season, has an unbeaten streak of five in a row and 12 of its last 13 contests, while the Falcons entered the match riding a 10-match unbeaten streak and dropped to 8-2-1 at home.

The Trojans move into the NCAA's Sweet 16 with the win, setting up a rematch between AU and the Lakers, who shut out the Trojans, 3-0, back on Sept. 4.