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Houston Christian (6-3-1, 1-1-1) -VS- Liberty (6-3-2, 2-1-0)

Box Score

Houston Christian logo
1
vs
Liberty logo
0

Houston Christian (6-3-1, 1-1-1)
-VS-
Liberty (6-3-2, 2-1-0)

Team Score By Period
Team 12 Total F
Winner Houston Christian HCU 0 1 1
Liberty LIB 0 0 0
Date:
10/05/2025
Time:
07:00
Site:
LYNCHBURG
Stadium:
Osborne Stadium
Attendance:
273
Officials
Referee: John Castillejo
Asst. Referee: John Lesniak
Asst. Referee: Kyle Trissel
Alt. Official: Jason Lenhardt
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Match History vs Liberty

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Time Team Description
48:44 HCU HCU Nico Kross (1)
Assisted By: Ben Thirkill
Corner kick into center of 18 - headed in

Cautions and Ejections

There were no penalties in this game.

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Statistic 1 2 T
Shots
HCU 5 5 10 (5)
LIB 5 12 17 (12)
Saves
HCU 4 8 12
LIB 1 3 4
Corner Kicks
HCU 6 2 8
LIB 0 6 6
Fouls
HCU 7 4 11
LIB 3 3 6
() Shots on goal.

Individual Statistics

Houston Christian 1

HCU - Player Stats
Pos # Player SH SOG G A MIN
Starters
GK 1 1 Aitken, Alex 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 2 2 Maynez, Santiago 0 0 0 0 90
MID 3 3 Thirkill, Ben 0 0 0 1 90
MID 6 6 Garcia, Ricardo 0 0 0 0 87
MID 9 9 Onut, Cezar 0 0 0 0 33
FWD 14 14 Reid, Joby 1 1 0 0 71
DEF 15 15 Kross, Nico 1 1 1 0 90
DEF 23 23 Harrar, Anis 0 0 0 0 75
FWD 24 24 Okerayi, Ryan 4 3 0 0 90
DEF 26 26 Leza, Hans 0 0 0 0 12
MID 99 99 Herrera, D'Alessandro 1 0 0 0 75
Substitutes
def 4 4 Obeng, Nana 0 0 0 0 15
def 5 5 Rodriguez, Sebastian 0 0 0 0 78
mid 8 8 Parish, Kacy 0 0 0 0 3
def 10 10 Pressler, Ron 2 0 0 0 31
mid 11 11 Pemberton, Rio 1 0 0 0 21
mid 17 17 Lopez, Aidan 0 0 0 0 15
fwd 21 21 Belong, Ian 0 0 0 0 5
fwd 36 36 Oyebamiji, Jireh 0 0 0 0 19
Totals 10 5 1 1
Houston Christian - Goalie Statistics
Position # Goalie Minutes GA Saves
Goalkeeping
GK 1 Aitken, Alex 90:00 0 12
Totals 0 12

Liberty 0

LIB - Player Stats
Pos # Player SH SOG G A MIN
Starters
GK 1 1 Beck, Tyler 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 2 2 Blay, Perry 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 3 3 Kelly, Lucas 0 0 0 0 62
MID 8 8 Morrison, Aidan 3 2 0 0 90
FWD 9 9 Farner, Sam 2 2 0 0 36
DEF 10 10 John, Elijah 1 1 0 0 80
FWD 11 11 Conneh, Leo 2 1 0 0 80
MID 14 14 Moler, Spencer 0 0 0 0 90
DEF 18 18 McCarthy, Casey 1 0 0 0 90
DEF 22 22 Daniels, Noah 2 1 0 0 62
FWD 23 23 Lifferth, Zach 1 1 0 0 61
Substitutes
mid 6 6 Conley, Ty 0 0 0 0 28
fwd 12 12 Ramos, Jayden 1 1 0 0 29
fwd 13 13 Swinehart, Dylan 2 2 0 0 42
fwd 16 16 Carman, Ben 2 1 0 0 29
fwd 17 17 Tamashiro, Kai 0 0 0 0 31
Totals 17 12 0 0
Liberty - Goalie Statistics
Position # Goalie Minutes GA Saves
Goalkeeping
GK 1 Beck, Tyler 90:00 1 4
Totals 1 4

Play By Play

Period 1 Plays

Period 1 Plays
Clock HCU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Team Logo Home Team Score LIB - Play Description
00:00 Beck, Tyler at goalie for Liberty
00:00 Aitken, Alex at goalie for Houston Christian
01:23 Shot by LIB Conneh, Leo, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
02:31 Shot by HCU Herrera, D'Alessandro.
02:39 Corner kick [02:39].
06:57 Foul on Onut, Cezar.
10:18 Shot by HCU Okerayi, Ryan, bottom left, saved by Beck, Tyler.
10:32 Shot by HCU Okerayi, Ryan, out left.
11:48 HCU substitution: Rodriguez, Sebastian for Leza, Hans.
14:02 Corner kick [14:02].
14:29 Corner kick [14:29].
14:59 Corner kick [14:59].
19:06 Corner kick [19:06].
19:58 Shot by LIB Farner, Sam, bottom right, saved by Aitken, Alex.
20:36 Shot by LIB Conneh, Leo, out right.
23:06 Foul on Garcia, Ricardo.
23:18 Offside against Liberty.
25:56 Foul on Herrera, D'Alessandro.
26:12 LIB substitution: Tamashiro, Kai for Farner, Sam.
27:32 Foul on John, Elijah.
31:55 Corner kick [31:55].
32:24 HCU substitution: Pressler, Ron for Onut, Cezar.
32:48 Shot by HCU Pressler, Ron, out right.
34:03 LIB substitution: Ramos, Jayden for John, Elijah.
34:03 LIB substitution: Swinehart, Dylan for Conneh, Leo.
34:03 LIB substitution: Carman, Ben for Lifferth, Zach.
34:13 Foul on Kelly, Lucas.
35:54 Offside against Houston Christian.
37:45 Shot by LIB Swinehart, Dylan, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
38:08 Shot by HCU Pressler, Ron, out top.
41:52 Foul on Thirkill, Ben.
43:33 Shot by LIB Carman, Ben, bottom right, saved by Aitken, Alex.
45:00 End of period [45:00].

Period 2 Plays

Period 2 Plays
Clock HCU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Team Logo Home Team Score LIB - Play Description
45:00 Start of 2nd period [45:00].
45:00 FOR HCU: , #1 Aitken, Alex, #2 Maynez, Santiago, #3 Thirkill, Ben, #6 Garcia, Ricardo, #10 Pressler, Ron, #36 Oyebamiji, Jireh, #15 Kross, Nico, #23 Harrar, Anis, #24 Okerayi, Ryan, #5 Rodriguez, Sebastian, #99 Herrera, D'Alessandro.
45:00 FOR LIB: , #1 Beck, Tyler, #2 Blay, Perry, #3 Kelly, Lucas, #8 Morrison, Aidan, #10 John, Elijah, #11 Conneh, Leo, #13 Swinehart, Dylan, #14 Moler, Spencer, #18 McCarthy, Casey, #22 Daniels, Noah, #16 Carman, Ben.
45:00 LIB substitution: John, Elijah for Tamashiro, Kai.
45:00 LIB substitution: Conneh, Leo for Ramos, Jayden.
45:00 HCU substitution: Oyebamiji, Jireh for Reid, Joby.
46:43 Corner kick [46:43].
48:13 Corner kick [48:13].
48:44 GOAL by HCU Kross, Nico Assist by Thirkill, Ben. 1 HCU 0
50:05 Foul on Thirkill, Ben.
50:45 Shot by LIB Daniels, Noah, out top.
51:25 Offside against Houston Christian.
52:08 Corner kick [52:08].
52:39 Shot by LIB Daniels, Noah, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
54:13 Foul on Oyebamiji, Jireh.
60:39 Shot by LIB John, Elijah, top, saved by Aitken, Alex.
60:50 Corner kick [60:50].
61:05 Corner kick [61:05].
61:27 LIB substitution: Conley, Ty for Kelly, Lucas.
61:27 LIB substitution: Ramos, Jayden for Daniels, Noah.
62:47 Shot by LIB Carman, Ben, out right.
63:04 LIB substitution: Lifferth, Zach for Carman, Ben.
63:44 HCU substitution: Belong, Ian for Pressler, Ron.
63:44 HCU substitution: Reid, Joby for Oyebamiji, Jireh.
65:00 Shot by LIB Lifferth, Zach, top, saved by Aitken, Alex.
65:10 Corner kick [65:10].
68:18 HCU substitution: Pemberton, Rio for Belong, Ian.
72:39 Shot by HCU Pemberton, Rio, out left.
73:23 Foul on Moler, Spencer.
74:20 Shot by LIB Ramos, Jayden, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
74:44 HCU substitution: Lopez, Aidan for Harrar, Anis.
74:44 HCU substitution: Obeng, Nana for Herrera, D'Alessandro.
75:30 Shot by LIB Morrison, Aidan, top, saved by Aitken, Alex.
75:42 Corner kick [75:42].
75:54 Shot by LIB Swinehart, Dylan, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
76:08 LIB substitution: Tamashiro, Kai for Swinehart, Dylan.
78:18 Foul on Tamashiro, Kai.
78:56 Shot by LIB Morrison, Aidan, out left.
79:53 Shot by HCU Okerayi, Ryan, bottom left, saved by Beck, Tyler.
80:09 Shot by HCU Okerayi, Ryan, bottom center, saved by Beck, Tyler.
80:44 LIB substitution: Farner, Sam for Ramos, Jayden.
80:58 Offside against Houston Christian.
85:05 Shot by LIB Morrison, Aidan, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
86:15 HCU substitution: Parish, Kacy for Garcia, Ricardo.
87:48 Shot by LIB Farner, Sam, bottom center, saved by Aitken, Alex.
89:01 Shot by HCU Reid, Joby, bottom center, saved by Beck, Tyler.
89:36 Shot by LIB McCarthy, Casey, out top.
89:59 Corner kick [89:59].
90:00 End of period [90:00].