Match Recap: Peru United 0 - 5 Sláinte Athletic
Five-Star Show in Silence—Sláinte Smashes Peru United 5–0
No stream. No spotlight. No problem.
Sláinte Athletic continued their unbeaten run on Sunday with a dominant 5–0 away win over Peru United at Hammond High School. In a physical, often scrappy match, Sláinte brought composure, control, and clinical finishing to overwhelm their opponents and hit the halfway point of the Spring MSSL Division II season with real intent.
From start to finish, Sláinte controlled the tempo, dictated possession, and refused to be thrown off by Peru’s aggressive approach. When things got chippy, Sláinte responded with goals—not fouls.
Five different attacking moments. One more clean sheet. Another serious statement.
Scoring Summary
8’ – Isaac Ngobu (assist: Danny Hallowell)
26’ – Leland Brigham (assist: Drew Meyers)
51’ – Leland Brigham
69’ – Malachi Emmanuel
84’ – Danny Hallowell
Match Highlights
The tone was set early—Danny Hallowell slipped a perfectly timed ball through the lines, and Isaac Ngobu did what he does best: calm touch, composed finish, 1–0.
Goal two came from quick thinking and vision. After a broken play at midfield, Drew Meyers picked his head up and found Leland Brigham, who lofted an instinctive strike from over 35 yards—catching the keeper off his line and dropping it perfectly under the bar.
Brigham doubled his tally early in the second half through sheer effort, pressing high and stripping the center back before finishing 1v1 against the keeper. Relentless. Ruthless.
Sláinte’s fourth came in the 69th minute and might be the best of the lot. After a corner led to chaos in the box, the ball fell to Malachi Emmanuel, who hit it on the half-volley—curling it past the keeper with style and conviction. His first for the club—and a Goal of the Season contender.
To cap it off, Hallowell got a deserved goal of his own—lashing a curling strike from the far right of the box. Power, placement, and too much for the keeper to handle.
Peru had their moments, but Kristian Slaby was calm and alert in goal, handling everything that came his way.
Standout Performers
Leland Brigham – Man of the Match
Two goals, tireless pressing, and the heartbeat of Sláinte’s front line. A complete performance.
Isaac Ngobu
Yet another game, yet another defender torched. Unplayable in space, clinical in the box.
Danny Hallowell
Captain’s shift—dropped deep to link play, created chances, scored late. Led by example.
Moe Cisse
First start of the season, and he owned the middle of the pitch. Smart on the ball, dominant off it.
Jevan Leyh & Evan Novian
A new-look center back pairing that delivered. Clean sheet, calm communication, and a firm grip on Peru’s attack.
Sam Dragunas
Matched Peru’s physicality blow for blow and then some. Won tackles, drew fouls, powered forward.
Squad Notes
Garrett Peters partnered well with Cisse before a minor hamstring tweak forced him off in the 35th.
Arlie Hitt and Iddriss Iddriss created problems in the attack but just lacked final-third sharpness.
Logan Funk returned to his preferred role up top and put in a hard-working, smart performance.
Drew Meyers and Mark McDonough were solid at the back—disciplined and reliable in maintaining the clean sheet.
Malachi Emmanuel announced himself with a fantastic goal and looked sharp all game—physical, clever, and hungry for more minutes.
Tanner Babischkin quietly helped control the midfield late, breaking up play and calming tempo.
Slaby was sharp when needed and directed his back line with confidence.
Around the League – Matchday 5 Recap
Baltimore City FC edged NPC Futbol 1–0 in a tight contest.
Touch Kings FC dominated Ittihad FC 4–0 to keep the pressure on.
MSI Pro were on a bye.
League Table (After Matchday 5)
(Sláinte have a game in hand over Touch Kings)
Sláinte Athletic – 13 pts | +20 GD
Touch Kings FC – 10 pts | +5 GD
Baltimore City FC – 8 pts | +1 GD
Peru United – 5 pts | -6 GD
MSI Pro – 4 pts | -4 GD
Ittihad FC – 2 pts | -1 GD
NPC Futbol – 1 pt | -15 GD
Final Word
Five goals. Three points. Zero drama.
At the halfway mark of the Spring season, Sláinte Athletic sits top of the table, unbeaten, with the best goal differential in the league and a game in hand.
Another week. Another statement.
Next Match: Sunday, May 11 | 1:00 PM vs. NPC Futbol | Milford Mill Academy Stadium
Stay sharp. Stay ruthless. Stay Sláinte.
