DES MOINES, IA: Grand View answered an early deficit with six unanswered goals, rolling past Culver-Stockton 6-1 on Saturday in Des Moines. The win moves Grand View to 6-4-1 overall and 5-2-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.
Culver-Stockton struck first in the 16th minute, but the Vikings did not wait long to respond. Wilmont Manneh tied the match in the 28th minute off an assist from Herman Furumo, and just over four minutes later, Xavier Roy gave Grand View the lead with a finish off another Furumo feed. Grand View kept the pressure on the rest of the half, earning five corner kicks and getting looks from Pau Gonzalez and Nils Knecht, and took a 2-1 lead into the break.
The second half belonged to the Vikings. Kais Sabic made it 3-1 just under three minutes after the restart, finishing a feed from Lucas Newhard. Furumo added a goal of his own in the 61st minute off an assist from Roy to make it 4-1. Grand View then closed the match with a burst, as Saneyuki Yamagata scored in the 73rd minute off an assist from Kendall Guzman, and Furumo struck again 78 seconds later, set up by Yamagata, to make it 6-1. Grand View held control through the final whistle, using its bench late to close out the win.
GAME NOTES:
- Grand View scored six unanswered goals after falling behind in the 16th minute
- Herman Furumo finished with two goals and two assists
- Grand View out-shot Culver-Stockton 19-1, with 10 shots on goal
- Five different Vikings scored, with Manneh, Roy, Sabic, Furumo and Yamagata all finding the net
- Grand View scored twice in a span of 78 seconds in the 73rd and 75th minutes
- The win improves Grand View to 5-2-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play
UP NEXT?
Grand View travels to Dubuque, IA to face Clarke University on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:30 PM in Heart of America Athletic Conference play.
