EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry University Men's Soccer Team got the Ali Al-Gashamy era unofficially underway in style Thursday evening as the Wasps dispatched visiting East Tennessee State University (0-1) by a 2-0 margin. E&H dominated every facet of the game under the lights inside the Food City Sports Complex in a match that was an exhibition for the Wasps, but a regular season contest for the Buccaneers. 

The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Emory & Henry 2, East Tennessee State 0
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Food City Sports Complex
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (0-0, 0-0 SAC); East Tennessee State (0-1, 0-0 SoCon)

How It Happened
- The Wasps began the match on the front foot as they controlled the lion's share of possession and created several scoring opportunities inside the Buccaneers' defensive end. E&H broke through in the 13th minute as freshman forward Jean-Charles Eyidi (Briollay, FRANCE) beat a defender and was taken down inside the 18-yard box to give the Wasps a penalty. Freshman forward Samuel Ulrich Da Silva (Balneario Camboriu, BRAZIL) stepped up and calmly slotted the ball past the ETSU keeper to put Emory & Henry on the board and give the home team a 1-0 advantage. The Wasps continued to press and outshot the visitors from Johnson City by a 4-1 tally as they took the one-goal lead into the halftime break.
- E&H began the second half the same way they ended the first, firing six shots at goal compared to just two for ETSU in the first 15 minutes of the second stanza. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the 65th minute when defender Nicola Brocca was shown a red card for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity. Ulrich Da Silva struck again just over a minute later as he found the back of the net for the second time on the evening to push the Wasps' advantage out to 2-0. Emory & Henry locked down on the defensive end as the Wasps held the Bucs to just five shots, three on goal, to preserve the shutout and the victory. 

Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Ulrich Da Silva led the way offensively for E&H as he recorded his brace of goals on six shots. Eyidi finished with an assist on three shots while three other Wasps registered a shot. Freshman defender Leo Mimbele (Paris, FRANCE) was huge defensively for Emory & Henry as he was all over the pitch, cutting out several ETSU offensive chances.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Nikolaj Bertelsen (Vejle, DENMARK) earned the win in goal as he made one save in his 45 minutes of action. Junior goalkeeper Baptiste Berthozat (Saint-Martin-de-Crau, FRANCE) was solid in relief, registering a pair of stops in between the pipes. 

East Tennessee State Individual Leaders
- Sergio Baguena and Berkay Duman each posted a pair of shots to pace the Buccaneers on the offensive end. Jimmy Choi added one shot attempt.
- Emil Holmberg made three saves in net for ETSU in the loss. 

Up Next
- E&H will play two more preseason contests before opening the regular season on the road at Southern Wesleyan University on Thursday, September 4. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. from Childs Field in Central, South Carolina. 

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