LEBANON, Tenn.--18th-ranked Cumberland men's soccer continued its unbeaten start to the season with a convincing 5-1 win over RV St. Thomas on Tuesday morning at Lindsey Donnell Stadium. The Phoenix erupted for four second-half goals to secure their six win of the year, improving to 6-0-2.

Cumberland outshot St. Thomas 16-9, including a 12-3 margin in the second half. Miquel Gelabert led the attack with two goals and two assists, while Jostin Angel added a brace and Schmidtke contributed a goal and two assists. Goalkeeper Eric Zalaya collected four saves to help steady the defense.

The Phoenix had a good chance early on as Gelabert off the right wing made his way past the back line and fired a shot that was saved. The ball bounced around dangerously before St. Thomas was able to clear it away. 

The Bobcats had back-to-back opportunities on corner kicks at the 10-minute mark that the Phoenix shut down twice to keep the match level. St. Thomas had two more corners at the 15-minute mark. This time, the Bobcats registered two shots on goal, but Zalaya kept them off the board with two saves. 

Cumberland had a look with a set piece about 30-yards out from goal at the 20-minute mark. Pau Ortega fired in the free kick, but Bobcats keeper Matias Fuentas grabbed it to stop the chance. 

The Phoenix broke through in the 22nd minute. Cumberland built the play up from the back and Luis Cerejo played a great through ball to Philipp Scmidtke for a one-on-one chance with the keeper. Schmidtke played it around the keeper and tapped it into the goal for his team-leading ninth goal of the season and 1-0 lead. 

The Bobcats leveled the score at 1-1 just before halftime. Cumberland turned the ball over in St. Thomas' half of the field and Hugo Rego found Kay Maletzki just outside of the box. Maletzki turned around the defender and fired a shot into the bottom right corner of the net for the equalizer going into the half. 

Right out of the half, Cumberland regained the lead as Gelabert again made a move on the outside and then dished it off to Jostin Angel for the goal and a 2-1 advantage. 

Moments later in the 51st minute, The Phoenix took the ball away from the Bobcats and had some beautiful passing to find the back of the net. Schmidtke played a through ball to Harold Perea and Perea played it outside to Gelabert for the goal. 

Cumberland had a chance to push the lead out to 4-1, but a last ditch effort and a team save from the Bobcats kept a Schmidtke shot out of the back of the net in the 53rd minute. 

Despite the great defensive play to keep the Phoenix out of the net, Cumberland would put the game away with two more goals in the final five minutes. Miquel Gelabert scored his second goal of the match in the 86th minute and then with just seconds left on the clock the Phoenix scored one more as Angel put one more in the back of the net off a set piece. 

Cumberland will be back in action on Saturday as the Phoenix play host to the second-ranked University of the Cumberlands Patriots in the start of Mid-South Conference action.