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STORY BY MAKENNA ALLEN
\nPHOTOS BY ALLISON SCHWEIZER<\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct. 4, the FHSU men\u2019s soccer team played at home to defeat the Upper Iowa Peacocks by a score of 3-0. \u00a0The Tigers finished their 11th game of the season with a victory that allowed them to continue in the season with a record of 8-2-1. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tigers\u2019 only score of the first half came during the game\u2019s 30th minute. \u00a0Santiago Aguduelo scored on an assist by Alonso Rodriguez. This goal marked Aguduelo\u2019s 13th goal of the season. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEven tonight, when he had a lot of chances, and on most nights he\u2019s going to score three or four goals, he just tilts the field in the other direction. \u00a0He\u2019s a player that commands so much attention,\u201d said FHSU Head Soccer Coach, Brett Parker. \u201cHe\u2019s so big, fast, skilled, strong that it really is a handful for the other team. \u00a0It opens us up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to Agudeulo\u2019s work as well as the team\u2019s strong defense, the Tigers maintained control of the ball throughout the game with 26 shots on goal to the Peacocks\u2019 3 attempts. <\/span><\/p>\n

Aguduelo led the team with most of these attempts with 9 in the first half. \u00a0With this stat, Aguduelo tied the school record for number of shots in the first half. \u00a0The forward from Frisco, Texas only added to this figure with 4 shots on goal during the game\u2019s second period.<\/span><\/p>\n

During this time, Aguduelo surpassed his own record from the Tigers\u2019 past game against Southern Nazarene. <\/span><\/p>\n

The team\u2019s first conversion to points of these second period shots came with Luis Torres\u2019 goal during the 56th minute of the game. \u00a0Torres\u2019 4th goal of the season was off an assist by Moritz Walther and Rogelio Lopez. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Tigers extended this 2-0 lead to 3-0 in the game\u2019s 63rd minute with Abdoulaye Cisse\u2019s 2nd goal of the season off an assist by Tobias Patino. \u00a0Patino\u2019s shot rebounded off the goalie who was unable to recover the ball before Cisse reached the center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Tigers held their lead of 3-0 in their third shutout of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n

This game marked the Tigers\u2019 first game at home since being on the road for the past six games. \u00a0The team is on a five game winning streak with victories against Southwest Baptist, Northeastern State, Oklahoma Baptist, Southern Nazarene, and now, Upper Iowa. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tigers will play again at home, Sunday, Oct. 12 against Lindenwood. \u00a0In preparation for the game against the 5-3-2 Lions, the team will continue to practice as they strive to maintain the momentum of the past five games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt this date, we\u2019ve played so well the last couple of weeks that it\u2019s more about maintaining staying hungry and knowing what our goals are ahead of us but continuing to be sharper in the attack and making sure that we continue to play the way we\u2019ve been playing,\u201d said Parker.<\/span><\/p>\n

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