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4
Winner Fort Lewis FLC (5-2-1, 1-0-0)
1
Adams St. ASU (0-7-0, 0-1-0)
Winner
Fort Lewis FLC
(5-2-1, 1-0-0)
4
Final
1
Adams St. ASU
(0-7-0, 0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fort Lewis FLC 1 3 4
Adams St. ASU 1 0 1
Anton Hjalmarsson (9) beats a Grizzlies defender.
Richard Hallick
Anton Hjalmarsson's (9) two goals lifts him into a tie for third-most in the RMAC with five total.

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant

Hjalmarsson strikes twice as Skyhawks top Grizzlies 4-1 in conference opener

ALAMOSA, Colo. ­­– Winning its third-straight game on the back of four goals, the Fort Lewis College men's soccer team defeated Adams State University 3-1 in both program's Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opener Wednesday afternoon at the ASU Lacrosse & Soccer field.
 
The Skyhawks have now won ten straight matches against the Grizzlies, the most in series history, and advance to 5-2-1 overall and 1-0 in league play. Adams State falls to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in RMAC play.

"Four points on the road is a great way to open up conference play," head coach David Oberholtzer shared. "It can be a challenge mentally to play any team twice in one week. I thought we created enough chances earlier on to make the game more comfortable but we just didn't take them. Over time we were able to wear them down and create some separation with some very composed finishes."
 
Adams State got on the board first in the 33rd minute. After taking service into the left side of the box from Emmanuel Kolleh, Ranulfo Lopez struck toward goal, and an untimely deflection off the heel of a Skyhawks defender chipped the ball straight up and just into the goal.
 
Fort Lewis responded promptly, and Tomas Duenes caught the Grizzlies goalkeeper off guard with the same move Adams State used to score last week in Durango: a strike just inside the right post on a free kick from the top of the box.
 
In the 60th minute, Jeremiah Davis played the ball off of his defender near the end line to earn a corner kick for the blue and gold. Duenes put the set piece into the front side of the box and an un-checked Gabriel Legendre placed an un-touched header through three defenders into the back of the net for the game-winner.
 
They say lightning strikes twice, and so does Anton Hjalmarsson. Hjalmarsson beat the keeper one-on-one, thanks to Thomas Kirkham drawing a pair of defenders and providing the service pass, in the 80th minute for a right-footed strike in the back corner. Again, in the 87th minute, Aymaro Vargas was able to draw out his defenders and find Hjalmarsson in the same spot for his second goal of the match.
 
All told, Fort Lewis rolled offensively with 20 total shots and 10 shots on goal against Adams State's five total and two on goal. The Grizzlies committed 17 fouls to the Skyhawks five.
 
Notables
-Legendre now ranks second in the RMAC in goals scored with six while Hjalmarsson moves up into a three-way tie for third with five.
-Duenes is now tied for second in the conference in assists with four.
-Fort Lewis now owns the second-best scoring margin in the league at 1.25 goals. Additionally, FLC ties Colorado State University Pueblo and Metropolitan State University of Denver for the most goals scored this season at 19 total.
 
Next Up
Following three well-deserved days of rest, Fort Lewis will return to the pitch at home in Durango, Colo., as the Cougars from Colorado Christian University look to invade. The match, tabbed as the Skyhawks Pink Game, is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 1, at 12:00 p.m.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team Scoring Play
33:04
ASU Ranulfo Lopez (3)
Assisted By: Emmanuel Kolleh
GOAL by ASU Lopez, Ranulfo Assist by Kolleh, Emmanuel.
36:33
FLC Tomas Duenes Gonzalez (2)
GOAL by FLC Duenes Gonzalez, Tomas.
60:36
FLC Gabriel Legendre (6)
Assisted By: Tomas Duenes Gonzalez
GOAL by FLC Legendre, Gabriel Assist by Duenes Gonzalez, Tomas.
80:18
FLC Anton Hjalmarsson (5)
Assisted By: Thomas Kirkham
GOAL by FLC Hjalmarsson, Anton Assist by Kirkham, Thomas.
87:38
FLC Anton Hjalmarsson (5)
Assisted By: Aymaro Vargas
GOAL by FLC Hjalmarsson, Anton Assist by Vargas, Aymaro.

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