DAEHLIE'S GAME WINNER GIVES NO. 24 RADFORD 2-1 DOUBLE OT WIN

Saturday, September 17

RADFORD

7:00 PM

Radford University

5-1

Elon

4-2-1

Team	1	2	OT 1	OT 2	Final F
ELON	0	1	0	0	1
Radford	1	0	0	1	2

Photo by: Radford Athletics Communications

DAEHLIE'S GAME WINNER GIVES NO. 24 RADFORD 2-1 DOUBLE OT WIN

9/17/2016 10:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

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RADFORD, Va. – No. 24 Radford only managed four shots in the second half and first overtime, before Sivert Daehlie's 10^th career game winning goal in the 104^th minute handed the Highlanders a 2-1 double overtime victory against Elon, Sunday night inside Cupp Stadium.

The Highlanders did not manage a shot in the first overtime as the Phoenix maintained possession for most of the 10 minutes, finishing with four shots in the first overtime.

Three minutes into the second overtime, Elon received a shot on frame by Nichola O'Callaghan, but Aitor Pouseu Blanco's eighth save of the contest gave the Highlanders a chance.

Radford used the chance and opportunity, pushing the ball down the pitch. Following the ball bouncing off several bodies, Finn Tiedemann fired a shot on goal as a diving Matthew Jegier saved the attempt.

The diving save attempt rebounded the ball directly to Daehlie. An off-balanced Daehlie got a toe on the ball as a Phoenix defender attempted a sliding save inside the goal, but the ball bounced off Jegier into the back of the net for the 2-1 double overtime victory.

Radford's first goal of the match came with three minutes to spare in the first half after a beautiful display of passing by Garland Smith and Tiedemann found Michael Walsh for the goal from the left side of the box.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The double overtime victory was the first overtime match for the Highlanders this season.
Radford's last double overtime match came on Oct. 31, 2015 in a 0-0 draw with No. 10 Coastal Carolina.
The Highlanders improve to 14-9-5 all-time versus the Phoenix.
Radford is 2-1-2 in the last five meetings.
Elon outshot the Highlanders 21-13, including nine shots on goal. The Phoenix also managed eight corners.
Aitor Pouseu Blanco finished with a season-high eight saves.
Pouseu Blanco has only allowed three goals in 463:41, collecting 20 saves.
Sivert Daehlie leads the Highlanders with three goals on the season. The sophomore now 16 goals in his RU career.
The first half goal was the first on the season for Michael Walsh and the second of his career.
Elon's goal came in the 48^th minute off a free kick by Jack Willbye to Jonathan Coleby.
The Highlander defense held the Phoenix leading scorer Elijah Agu to only two shots.

QUOTABLE

"Elon is an exceptionally strong team in every area, they are very technical and physical. Sometimes we had to ride our luck in certain moments of the match. I thought we defended fairly well in open play. We had to really battle and be tough after giving up that goal. Elon crashed the box really well with strength and height. A number of our guys got in the way of their shots, which is what you need to do to win against good teams." ~ Radford head coach Marc Reeves.

UP NEXT

The Highlanders will stay in-state, traveling to James Madison on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. matchup. Radford is 2-0 on the Dukes' field in 2016 as a part of the JMU Invitational.

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