GOODWELL, Okla. -- Sophomore Jacob Zamarron's near half-field strike caught a wayward keeper out of position, and the John Brown University men's soccer team hung on for a narrow 2-1 victory at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Friday (March 5) afternoon at Carl Wooten Field.
Junior Jack Bos scored his first collegiate goal off a set piece, and Zamarron recorded his sixth-career game-winning goal in the 51st minute – vaulting the Golden Eagles (1-3-0, 1-3-0 Sooner Athletic) and head coach Chris Cole to the first win of 2021.
Fresh off an upset win at Science & Arts (Okla.), the Aggies (3-5-3, 1-1-2) fell behind 2-0 before Yannis Sapim's first goal of the season broke junior Rodrigo Selingardi's shutout bid in the 79th minute, and the visitors kept OPSU from knotting the score at two in the final moments as Selingardi made a save and the Aggies missed another chance on goal.
Bos' first-career goal came off a scrappy play in the box. Off freshman Ivan Garcia's corner service, Bos' header in the middle of the box went low and inside the near right post, past Hugo Dutour.
Carrying a 1-0 lead into the intermission – and an 8-2 shooting advantage – John Brown relied on its leading scorer from last season for a bit of heroics.
Soon after the second half began, Zamarron received a pass in transition from senior Samuel Estrada off an intercepted OPSU pass. Zamarron turned upfield and unleashed a 50-yard blast that sailed over Dutour's head and into the goal – cementing the victory.
Selingardi finished the contest with three saves – collecting his first collegiate win. Dutour made one first half save, allowing two of the three John Brown services on target to elude him.
With a few days off, John Brown returns to the pitch on Tuesday (March 9) in Bartlesville, Okla. to take on No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan. Kick off is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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