Pirates Tally Three Times in Impressive Road Victory at Butler

Wednesday, October 27

Indianapolis, IN

7 P.M.

Seton Hall University

6-7-3, 2-6-1

Butler

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Seton Hall

Butler

Pirates Tally Three Times in Impressive Road Victory at Butler

10/27/2021 10:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Pirates picked up a come-from-behind win on the road at Butler on Wednesday night, 3-2. Mark Walier (Holmdel, N.J.), Luca Dahn (Kahl, Germany) and Mans Saebbo (Gothenburg, Sweden) all tallied, as the Pirates rode three first-half goals to victory.

How it Happened
The Pirates came out hot with early attacking runs before finally breaking through in the fifth minute. Denis Kelmendi (Falkenberg, Sweden) sent a cross to the Butler back post where it found the head of Walier. The sophomore was able to find the back of the net for the first time in his Pirate career as he put The Hall up 1-0 early.

Another look at @Mark_Walier_12's first career goal!

Pirates up 1-0 early!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/Wg140hmZen
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 27, 2021

Butler would quickly answer back with two tallies of their own in the 14^th and 16^th minutes off the foot of Tommy Visser and Wilmer Cabrera, Jr., respectively.
Trailing 2-1 a little more than halfway through the first period, the Pirates were able to draw a foul just outside the Butler penalty area. Kelmendi took the free kick for the Pirates and was able to connect with Dahn who redirected the cross past the Bulldog keeper and into the net for the equalizer.

31' | GOOOOAAAAAALL!

Luca Dahn evens things at two! Give another assist to Kelmendi!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/igdqRHfK8j
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 27, 2021

Turning Point
With time ticking down in the first period of play, Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) made a streaking run down the field and into the Butler box where he left off a pass for Saebbo. The sophomore was able to successfully connect with his right foot and beat the Butler goalkeeper for what would eventually become the game-winning goal.

𝙈𝘼𝙉𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙂𝙄𝘾🪄✨

Saebbo's third tally of the year has us up 3-2 before the half!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/qJXaP7sBRM
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 28, 2021

Each side would register two shots on net in the second half, but neither could push another goal across. The Pirate defense, along with starting keeper Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden), would hold on for the victory.

Goals
5' – Walier from Kelmendi
14' – Visser (5) from Breitkreuz
16' – Cabrera Jr. from Nasser
31' – Dahn (3) from Kelmendi
43' – Saebbo (3) from Borg

Inside the Numbers

Ronnholmen made five saves in the victory, a career high. The win was also Ronnholmen's first of the season and second of his career.
The Bulldogs held advantages in shots on net, 7-6, but the Pirates had four corners to Butler's three.
With the victory, the Pirates improve to 6-7-3 on the season and 2-6-1 in BIG EAST play.

News & Notes

Walier's goal was the first of his career. Walier is now the 14^th different Pirate to find the back of the net this season.
The three goals in one half are the most for the Pirates in a single half this season.
With two assists, Kelmendi is now tied for the team lead in assists with five. It is also Kelmendi's second, multi-assist game of the season with the first coming in a 3-1 victory at NC State on Sept. 3.
Dahn and Saebbo each scored their respective third goals of the season good enough for third most on the team.
The Pirates now have 35 assists on 29 goals this season.

Up Next
The Pirates round out the season when they travel to Villanova for a midweek road match next Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. The match will be streamed by the BEDN on FloSports.