DECORAH, Iowa – The Luther men's soccer team won their first Midwest Conference (MWC) Regular Season Title and will be the no. 1 seed for the upcoming conference tournament with a 5-1 victory over Cornell College on senior day. Goal scorers for the Norse were
David Barlecaj,
Yves Muhire, Francseco Mungari,
Vinny D'Amico and
Paul Menge. Luther is 9-2-3 overall and 7-01 in the MWC.
Luther jumped out to an early lead as
David Barlecaj scored in the 4
th minute from inside the 18-yard box. In the 15
th minute the lead was doubled as
Paulo Mercante passed it into Muhire who was making a run inside the box and with one touch he scored. Luther scored again in the 24
th minute when Mungari crossed it into the net from the corner flag.
In the 26
th minute, Cornell scored their only goal of the game on a penalty kick from Kyriaco Photiou. And the final goal of the half came from
Vinny D'Amico in the 40
th minute. It marked his first career goal in a Norse uniform.
In the second half,
Paul Menge was subbed on and a few minutes later he scored threading the ball just inside the post.
This is the first time this season Luther has scored five goals in a single game.
Luther recognized its seniors,
Artur Sarcevic, Barlecaj,
Will Elias and Muhire before the game.
The final home game of the regular season will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 27 versus the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 7 p.m..
