Beckley, W.Va. – While being able to control the match offensively, the West Liberty University men's soccer team was unable to find the back of the net and fell to Concord 1-0 at the Paul Cline Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon. The Hilltoppers more than doubled the Mountain Lions in both shots and shots-on-goal, however CU was able to score the lone goal of the contest in the closing minutes of the first half on a corner kick set.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: West Liberty 0, Concord 1
Team Records: West Liberty 5-4-4 (4-4-2 MEC), Concord 6-2-5 (3-2-5 MEC)
Attendance: 78
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Zachary Forehand tallied both of West Liberty's shot-on-goal attempts in the first half, placing a shot towards the bottom left corner of the net in the third minute and then had a shot towards the top right corner of the net in the 19^th minute.
• Concord scored the lone goal of the match in the 43^rd minute, as Andre Nicholson found Elvis Gomez at the top of the six yard box to head the ball into the net just below the top crossbar.
• The Hilltopper attack put pressure on the Mountain Lion defense late in the contest as they notched five shots, with three on target, and a pair of corner kicks during a four minute time span from the 77^th to the 80^th minute.
• West Liberty held the advantage in shots (19-7) and shots-on-goal (9-4) while Concord held the edge in saves (9-3). The teams were even with six corner kicks apiece in the match.

WEST LIBERTY STATISTICAL LEADERS
Vitor Otsuka: 4 shots, 2 shots-on-goal
Zachary Forehand: 2 shots, 2 shots-on-goal
Noah Underwood: 3 saves
 
UP NEXT
West Liberty will play their second consecutive road match when they travel to South Euclid, Ohio, to take on Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon. The Hilltoppers and Falcons are set for a 3 p.m. kickoff at Mueller Field.