The Misericordia University men's soccer team moved to 2-0 with a 2-0 win at Keystone, Saturday.
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Reese Dieffenderfer and
Brody Eisenhart scored second-half goals and
Joshua Majekodunmi added an assist.
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The MU defense did not let Keystone get a shot on goal.
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Dieffenderfer and Eisenhart scored 11 minutes apart late in the second half to break open the game.
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Noah Romig had the first shot on goal of the night for the Cougars at 12:37, but his shot was stopped by the Keystone goalkeeper near the right post.
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At 43:02,
Spencer Pisani shot a ball that rang off the crossbar and the Cougars were unable to convert on the rebound, sending the game to halftime with a score of 0-0.
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Misericordia's offense got more aggressive in the second half.
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At 62:28,
Elijah Uray's shot was smothered by the keeper near the right post.
Gunnar Walden produced a strike at 62:59 to the right of the net that was denied on a diving save by the Giants keeper.
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The Cougars put a flurry of attempts on net in the 68
th minute with
Shane Macko's header and two follow-up shots from Dieffenderfer being stopped.
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The Cougars broke through at 72:09 when Dieffenderfer received a pass in the box, dribbled around a defender and unleashed a strike that went past the outstretched arms of the keeper for a 1-0 lead.
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MU doubled its lead at 83:02 when Majekodunmi sliced a pass into the box to Eisenhart who tapped it in for a 2-0 lead.
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