Lakeland looks crisp on offense in blowout of Cincinnati State, 6-2

Lakeland looks crisp on offense in blowout of Cincinnati State, 6-2

KIRTLAND, Ohio – Olivier Fevrier Sildor either scored or assisted the first five goals for Lakeland Community College men's soccer in a 6-2 beating of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College Saturday afternoon.

Fevrier assisted on the first three goals and then scored the two following goals to help the Lakers improve to 11-3-1 overall. Lakeland stays at 5-3-1 in Region XII play.

Carlos Pesso scored a pair of goals and had one assist in the win. Franklin Durugbor and Brendon Mullen each scored a goal while Joel Razo Bermudez and Uri-Malcolm Young also added an assist.

It took a little while to get on the board but Pesso finally broke through for Lakeland in the 20th minute after receiving an assist from Sildor for the 1-0 lead. Sildor used his great passing vision again five minutes later to find Durugbor for a goal for a 2-0 Laker lead. Sildor again struck for another assist in the 29th minute with a pass to Mullen to give Lakeland a 3-0 lead.

Sildor was also able to put the ball in the net in the 30th minute after receiving a pass from Bermudez to give the Lakers a 4-0 lead that would hold up until halftime.

Sildor kept the momentum in Lakeland's favor in the second half when he took a pass from Pesso in the 57th minute for a goal and a 5-0 lead. Pesso capped off his two-goal day after taking a pass from Young and scoring in the 61st minute.

After Lakeland took a 6-0 lead, Cincinnati State was able to add a penalty kick goal in the 70th minute and another goal in the 85th minute to make the final score appear closer at 6-2.

Lakeland will next play its final regular season home game on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. against Cuyahoga Community College. Lakeland currently sits in second place in the Region XII standings with 16 points while Cuyahoga is currently in fourth with 12 points.

For more information about Lakeland athletics, visit www.athletics.lakelandcc.edu.

About Lakeland Community College

Founded in 1967, Lakeland Community College was the first college in Ohio created by a vote of the people. True to our mission, Lakeland provides quality learning opportunities to meet the social and economic needs of the community.

Offering day, evening, weekend and online classes, the college serves more than 10,800 credit and 2,800 noncredit students (2016). For more information about the College, visit www.lakelandcc.edu.