Cody Guthrie scored on a header in the 59th minute to give CU a 3-0 lead against the Knights.
Cavs rout Knights in crosstown battle
PORTLAND, Ore.--The scheduled rain only appeared briefly, but Warner Pacific College was caught in a downpour of a different kind as the Knights fell 7-0 to Concordia University on Saturday afternoon at Tuominen Yard.
A sluggish first half yielded a 1-0 advantage for Concordia (7-4-0, 6-2-0 CCC) as
Timur Zhividze (Bobrov, Russia/Evergreen H.S.) successfully corralled an
Eli Gaynor (Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River H.S.) thrown in at the 11:08 mark and chipped a shot over the Warner Pacific (4-5-3, 3-4-1 CCC) goalkeeper from 16 yards out.
Twelve minutes into the second half, the Cavaliers doubled its lead as CU's
Anthony Sanchez (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial H.S.) was tackled inside the 18-yard box, drawing a yellow card and a penalty kick for the Cavaliers that
Sam Carmichael (Adelaide, Australia/Hallett Cove) converted at the 57:07 mark.
Less than two minutes later,
Cody Guthrie (Troutdale, Ore./Barlow H.S.) made it 3-0 contest on a header off a free kick from
Tyler Hoiem (Hillsboro, Ore./Hillsboro H.S.).
Starting with an own goal by the WPC defense in the 76th minute, Concordia placed four more balls into the back of the net for the final score.
Corbyn May (Vancouver, B.C./Burnaby Central) and
Kevin Fischer (Stuttgart, Germany/Akademie für Kommunikation) added the final three goals in a span of two and a half minutes. May tapped in a cross from Fischer in the 82nd minute, while Fischer beat his defender and the keeper to make it 6-0 spread just 57 seconds later. May completed the scoring in the 85th minute off a quality assist from
Ben Culpan (Auckland, New Zealand/Napier Boys H.S.).
The Cavaliers finished with a 19-7 advantage in shots, including an 11-2 edge in shots on goal. WPC created the first three corner kicks, all in first half but ended the day outnumbered 6-5 on corner chances.
Warner Pacific next takes the field on Wednesday with a 3 p.m. match against College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. Later on the same day, Concordia faces Oregon Tech in Klamath Falls with a 6 p.m. kickoff.