Men's Soccer Downed by New Jersey City on Wednesday
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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New Jersey City (2-1-0, 0-0-0) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (2-3-0, 0-1-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
When and Where:
September 13, 2023 – Patchogue, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's 2-3-0, New Jersey City 2-1-0
The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's soccer team was stopped by New Jersey City University in a 4-1 defeat on Wednesday afternoon.
Top performers
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Junior Vincent Mariani netted the Golden Eagles long goal
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Junior Daniel Dacos registered the only assist for SJLI
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Danny Tobon of the Gothic Knights posted a game-high two goals
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Ryan Evande and Maximo Vargas tallied one goal each
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Jorkaef Fallas and Jason Salamanca each contributed an assist of NJCU
How it happened
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The Gothic Knights started strong finding the back of the net in the second minute of the game when Maximo Vargas got through the back line to chip one over the keeper to take a 1-0 lead
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With the half coming to an end Evande capitalized on off a pass from Fallas to build the lead to two goals
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Just three minutes later and with 15 second remaining in the half Mariani gained control in the box courtesy of Dacos t fire one past the keeper to cut the lead to one
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It would be Tobon with just five minutes into the second half who got loose down the left side behind the defenders to get another on on the scoreboard for NJCU
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In the final minute New Jersey City would seal the victory as Tobon was awarded a penalty kick, which led to the final goal scored
Notes
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The Gothic Knights recorded 13 shots compared to the Golden Eagles who had 10
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The only two corner kicks were awarded to SJLI
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Six yellow cards were given out in the match
Up next
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The Golden Eagles return to action on Saturday, September 16, where they will host Medgar Evers for a non-conference matchup at Danzi Stadium.
