EASTON, MASS. (October 3, 2022)- The Stonehill College men’s soccer team hosted Long Island University for their second Northeast Conference matchup but ended up falling, 4-0. Prior to the match, the Skyhawks honored their four seniors: Brandon Carroll, Gavin Euksuzian, Michael Moylanand Aidan O’Sullivan.
Scoring
LIU: Emil Jaaskelainen 47′ and 55′
Joe Cerrato 61′
Robert Winkler 76′
Goalkeeping
LIU: Gianluca Cersosimo (90:00)-four saves
STO: Carlos Dias Neto (90:00) – seven saves
Shane Fonseca was one of six Skyhawks to record a shot Sunday (Photo Credit: Andrew Katsames). |
The Details
- Both sides played a competitive first half as the Sharks narrowly outshot the Skyhawks, 9-8. However, half of Stonehill’s shots were on target including an early attempt by Shane Fonseca that went just wide not even a minute into the frame (00:23). Jacob Woznicki also had two really good looks in the opening minutes of the first but both shots went just wide to the left.
- Stonehill’s best chance on the day came with nearly five minutes left in the half (39:39) when Sean Ryan rifled a hard shot at Cersoimo but his shot hit the top post and almost took a generous bounce into the net after hitting the post, but Long Island sent the ball out of the box.
- Dias Neto and his strong first-half play kept the purple and white within striking distance as the goalie made four key saves.
- As the second half got underway (46:17), the Sharks broke the scoreless tie after Jaaskelainen found the back of the net, and then eight minutes later (54:33) Jaaskelainen netted his second goal of the afternoon.
- Long Island ended up adding on two more goals from Cerrato (60:40) and Winkler (76:53) for the eventual 4-0 win.
- Overall on the day, Dias Neto’s seven saves marked a new career-high and he has now posted five or more saves in three of his last four starts.
- The Skyhawks held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-2 including not allowing one in the first half. Stonehill is the first team all season that prevented the Sharks from taking a corner kick in the first half.
Up Next
Stonehill will have a week off before a quick road trip to Fairleigh Dickinson University on Sunday, October 9 at 3 pm
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