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Greenville GUMS (1-1)
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Winner North Park NPU (2-0)
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North Park NPU
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North Park NPU 0 5 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Contact: Scot Gladstone, Sports Information GA, swgladstone@northpark.edu

Anamoo’s Brace Helps Vikings Pounce on the Panthers

Lunde with a goal and an assist in North Park’s 5-0 win

Photos by Virginia Smith

CHICAGO, Ill. ­– The No. 12 North Park University men's soccer team is off to a 2-0 start after a 5-0 thrashing of Greenville University on Saturday night at the Holmgren Athletic Complex. After neither side scored in the first half, the Vikings poured on five goals in the second frame to finish of an undefeated first week of regular season play.

North Park struggled to key in on the Greenville goal in the first half, outshooting the Panthers 12-1, but both sides only put one on target. The Vikings also had a free kick by Peder Olsen hit the crossbar and a looping shot by Patrick Knap hit the left post, but neither shot would give the home crowd a reason to celebrate. Alfred Sward would grab his lone save of the game in the first half on his way to his first collegiate shutout and win.

Halftime: North Park 0, Greenville 0

The flood gates opened in half number two as the Vikings scored five goals in the period. The first came only three minutes into the frame when the Panther goalkeeper punch out a cross from NPU only for Gustav Ericsson to head the ball back into the mixer where it found the foot of Jesse Anamoo who swiftly put the ball in the back of the net for a North Park lead.

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Four minutes later, Patrick Knap finished off a sizzling cross from Angel Barriga, and when Anamoo headed in his second goal of the evening off a high cross from Kristoffer Risnes in the 58th minute, the blowout was on.

With less than ten minutes to go, a save made by the Greenville keeper fell to Willy Wickman who dropped off a simple backheel roll to Tobias Lunde who powered it home for a fourth. Finally, Isak Flo put an exclamation point on the victory with a goal off a corner from Lunde with one second left on the clock.

Final: North Park 5, Greenville 0



Quick Hits:

  • NPU defense allows just one shot in each half
  • Vikings fire 26 shots (eight on goal)
  • Five corner kick, including a corner-kick goal, for NPU
  • Anamoo with a pair of goals
  • Lunde with a goal and an assist


What's Next?

North Park (2-0) is back at home on Wednesday, September 8th when they take on the Duhawks of Loras College. Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM at the Holmgren Athletic Complex.


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