MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Pere’s goal gets Lions past visiting Bears

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MARS HILL – Carlo Pere’s free kick in the 62nd minute on Wednesday night carried Mars Hill past visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University in men’s soccer, giving the Lions their first win over the Bears since 2014.

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The loss dropped LRU to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) while the Lions improved to 4-2, 1-1.

LRU scored on a penalty kick by Florian Simon for a 1-0 lead. It was Simon’s second goal of the season.

Mars Hill tied it 1-all in the 22nd minute, getting rebound goal by Adnan Saltagic.

Pere’s game-winner came about 40 minutes later.

Ruben Morillas got three shots on goal for LRU, including a final one in the closing seconds that sailed just wide.

LRU had a 12-7 edge in shots and led in corner kicks 6-1.

Mars Hill won despite three yellow cards and 13 fouls.

The Bears’ next match is Saturday at 3:30 p.m., a league contest at Newberry, S.C.

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