SILOAM SPRINGS -- Senior captain Oscar Carballo scored a goal and caused another, while freshman Joao Miranda used an acrobatic kick to net his first collegiate goal as the John Brown University men's soccer team bested Wayland Baptist (Texas), 3-1, to win its third straight on Tuesday (Oct. 3) night at Alumni Field.
Junior Kyle Hix made a pair of saves between the sticks to move to 6-2-0 on the year, despite the clean sheet bid coming to an end in the 74th minute, and senior Erick Diaz boasted a pair of primary assists in the win.
In a matchup the saw the host Golden Eagles (6-4-0, 3-0-0 Sooner Athletic) double up the Pioneers 6-3 in shots on goal, JBU held an overall 14-8 shooting advantage and an 8-2 margin in corner kicks.
Carballo opened the scoring midway through the first half with his team-leading sixth goal of the season after he turned the corner of the left elbow of the box off a feed from Diaz before ripping a 22-yard blast to the far upper-right corner of the bin for a 1-0 John Brown advantage.
𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗡!! Joao's first collegiate goal stood as today's game-winner in a big 3-1 win over Wayland Baptist (Texas)!!
Posted by John Brown University Athletics on Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Before the first half came to a close, Diaz dazzled on the left flank, worked around his defender and cross a ball with a perfect trajectory into a dangerous spot in the box. Miranda jumped and one-touched the cross over WBU keeper Louis Pryce for his first collegiate tally and handing the hosts a well-needed two-goal cushion heading into the break.
In a tighter second half, the Golden Eagles nearly made it 3-0 when junior Alejandro Ramirez came in on Pryce all alone, but Pryce came up with a big one-on-one save to keep the margin at two.
But, less than a minute later, Carballo's shot towards goal was kicked directly backwards into the awning goal by a Pioneer defender, bolstering the JBU lead to 3-0.
After ending the John Brown shutout, the Pioneers weren't able to attempt another shot in the final 15 minutes of action.
The Golden Eagles return to Alumni Field on Saturday (Oct. 7) afternoon when John Brown plays host to winless in the league Oklahoma Panhandle State. Airing live on the SAC Sports Network, the match is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m.
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