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Goshen College

2023 Men's Soccer Seniors
Justin DeWeese
1
Winner Taylor TU (4-11-1, 1-6-1)
0
Goshen GOC (1-14-2, 0-7-1)
Winner
Taylor TU
(4-11-1, 1-6-1)
1
Final
0
Goshen GOC
(1-14-2, 0-7-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Taylor TU 0 1 1
Goshen GOC 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Justin DeWeese

Men's soccer falls 1-0 on Senior Night

Allawai, Curvo, Gonzalez, Marchi, McGraw, Ntene and Twohig recognized before match

GOSHEN, Ind. - A goal from Caleb Ballard in the 71st minute was the lone goal of the match in a 1-0 loss for Goshen against Taylor on Senior Night. Seniors Mathurin Allawai, Eduardo Curvo, Martin Gonzalez, Samuel Marchi, Lee McGraw, Tebello Ntene and Aidan Twohig were recognized before the match.

Goshen was outshot 9-8 but had twice as many corner kicks as the Trojans - 12-6. Samuel Marchi and Martin Gonzalez both had two shots with one on goal. Mathurin Allawai had a shot on goal and Tebello Ntene took two shots. Ruam Barbosa played the first half of the game at goal and made five saves without allowing any past him.

Before the game, Goshen's seven seniors were recognized. Read below to see what was said about each of them.

Good evening, and welcome to the Goshen College Soccer Complex! Tonight, we recognize the Goshen College men's soccer senior class.

Our seniors will leave Goshen having advanced in the classroom, on the field, and in the community. They have made the people and places around them better, and we are privileged to have had them for the time we did.

Please direct your attention to the field as we welcome head coach Dan Sullivan and assistants Henrique Eichenberger, Matias da Fonseca and Giovanni Lopez to recognize our seniors.

We start by recognizing #9, Mathurin Allawai! Mathurin is being escorted by his girlfriend, Syanne Mohamed. Mathurin is a sports management major with a minor in business. He plans to play professional soccer and play for the Chad national team, getting to represent his beautiful country that not many people know about. He wants to work in the sports industry by coaching kids and giving them an opportunity in the soccer world. Thank you, Mathurin!

Next, we have #22, Eduardo Curvo! Eduardo is escorted by friends and teammates Lucas Cardoso, Jannik Schoske, Luiz Matteus Pontes, Pedro Vebber and Ruam Barbosa and friend Leo Minetto. He is an accounting major with a business minor and intends to work at a CPA firm and eventually open his own firm. Thank you, Eduardo!

Coming through now is #14, Martin Gonzalez! Martin is escorted by his mom, Lorena Gutierrez, his dad, Cristian Flanega, his brother, Gaspar Flanega and his friend Erick Colina. Martin is a physical education major and would like to get a master's degree. He wants to continue playing soccer at a high level and work in Chile or possibly another country. Thank you, Martin!

Let's congratulate #5, Samuel Marchi! Sam is escorted by his junior college teammates Daniel Byishimo, Dan Deblaise, Hamady Sow, his girlfriend Daeshia Ross, and supporters Nicole and Justin Lehman. He is studying sports management with a business minor and would like to be a part of the Notre Dame soccer coaching staff in the future. Thank you, Sam!

Our next Goshen senior is #29, Lee McGraw! Lee is escorted by his parents, Jon and Amber McGraw, his oldest brother, Matt McGraw, his triplet siblings, Nick and Alina McGraw and his girlfriend, Zoe Zellers. He is a business major and intends to enter business management upon leaving Goshen College. Thank you, Lee!

Next, we have #10, Tebello Ntene! Tebello is being escorted by Joshua Chassang, Wendo Kisila and John Mlondani. He is majoring in sociology and would like to keep playing soccer with no intentions of stopping anytime soon. Thank you, Tebello!

Rounding out our group of seniors is #8, Aidan Twohig! Aidan is being escorted by his close friend and teammate, Tim Wilkening. Aidan is a sports management major with a minor in business. After graduating, he intends to continue in soccer and coach full-time, hoping to one day be involved with his hometown club, Middlesbrough Football Club. Thank you, Aidan!

Seniors - we wish nothing but the best for you in your future endeavors and thank you again for your contributions to the Goshen College men's soccer program. As you go out into the world, live FULL lives of faith, unity, learning and leadership. Fans, let's hear it one last time for our men's soccer seniors!
 
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