WILMINGTON, De. (Sept. 20, 2023) - For the first time in seven years, a Georgian Court player hung a hat trick on the scoreboard. Mathias Madersbacher netted three goals Wednesday afternoon at Goldey-Beacom, the second Lion to ever tally three goals in a game. Madersbacher was matched though by the Lightning in a 3-3 draw as the Lions moved to 1-2-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• Opportunities were even in the 3-3 match. GCU led in shots 15-11 and shots on goal 7-5.
• Georgian Court did have a handful of chance called back with six offsides called. 
• The match got chippy, especially in the second half. Overall there were 43 fouls called and 14 cards issued.
• The Lion defense put on a clinic in the opening half. They allowed just one shot on goal in the first half and just six total. 
• GCU had a number of blocked shots and didn't were in the Lightning passing lanes, not allowing for any scoring opportunities in the first 45 minutes. 
• Georgian Court was applying plenty of pressure and just when it seemed like the Lightning weathered the storm, Cherif Tammar picked off a pass in the middle of the Lions offensive zone which created an odd-man rush. 
• Tammar dished to Mathias Madersbacher who shot right to left and past the keeper for the game's first goal.
• Neither team had much in the way of scoring chances following the goal. A GCU yellow card with less than three minutes in the half gave Goldey-Beacom a free-kick from just outside the 18-yard box. 
• Eduardo Coimbra's shot was scooped up on the short hop by Fabio Krisser who was then hit from behind by Tumi Sekhampu as a yellow was issued on the Lightning.
• Coming out of the half, Goldey-Beacom needed just 76 seconds to tie the match. Tumi Sekhampu scored with an assist from his goalkeeper for a 1-1 tie.
• Nearly 10 minutes late, GCU got the goal box. A foul sent Madersbacher to the line for a penalty kick and he drilled his second goal of the game in the 55th minute.
• Goals started coming fast and furious. GBC tied things at two in the 67th minute. Sincere Kato sent a cross to Pedro Maia who's diving header beat Krissler.
• Just two minutes later, the Lightning took their first lead. Ogunfadebo sent a through ball which knicked off a Lion defender to Eduardo Coimbra who dribbled past Krissler and found the back of the next for a 3-2 lead.
• The lead didn't last a minute of playing time as a yellow card gave GCU a free kick just outside the top of the box. And who else but Madersbacher took it and snuck it inside the goal post for his third goal of the game. 
• The scoring slowed down for a bit after that, but things got dicey late for the Lions. David Tuschmann was sent off with a straight red card and GCU had to play with just 10 for the final 7:11 of the match.
• With just over five minutes left to play, GCU was called for their fifth yellow card of the game. That gave GBC a free kick opportunity from about 25 yards out. The free kick was sent into the box where Pedro Maia got a head on it, but sent it right into Krissler's chest who made the save. 
• Georgian Court had a tremendous opportunity at a game winner with 90 seconds left. A foul gave the Lions a free kick that was sent into the box and found Sebastian Derflinger. His turnaround shot was on target but Jones made a terrific save to keep the game tied at three. 
• With 10 seconds left, the eighth yellow card was called against the Lightning. GCU took a free kick from 40 yards out, but it was cleared out of bounds as time expired. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Mathias Madersbacher was the star for the Lions. He scored all three goals on six shots.
• Fabio Krissler came up with two saves.
• Cherif Tammar added an assist and three shots.
• Mikey Mallon took three shots.

For the Lightning
• Eduardo Coimbra scored a goal and an assist.
• Temu Sekhampu had a goal on two shots.
• Pedro Maia took a team-high six shots and scored.
• Chris Jones recorded four saves. 

News and Notes
• With the goals, Madersbacher now has 10 in his career which puts him in the top-10 at GCU both in career goals and points.
• This is also Madersbacher's first career multi goal game. It's the sixth hat trick in team history and the first by a player not named Michael Clarke. 
• The last GCU hat trick was in 2016. 
• Oscar Jannesson played in his 2,000th minute. 
• The 14 combined yellow cards are the most by GCU in a single match this season, as are the five called against the Lions. 
• Georgian Court is now 4-4-3 all-time against the Lightning and unbeaten in their last three matches.

Up Next
• Georgian Court is back on the road this weekend when they play Felician Saturday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 from the Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ.