NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team remains perfect in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play following tonight's 1-0 victory over the Blazers of Elms College at Celentano Field. Freshman Arian Bobi (Amity, Conn.) netted the game-winner off of a long pass from Carlos Lopez (Bridgeport, Conn.).
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 1 | Elms 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (3-1, 2-0) | Elms (2-4, 1-3)
Box Score
HOW IT HAPPENED
Albertus spent the majority of the first half fighting off the Blazers' attack as the visitors held a 7-5 edge in shot attempts.
Over the first 20 minutes of the half, Elms outshot the Falcons, 3-1. The host's lone shot attempt came three minutes in behind a shot attempt from Johan Stagnaro (East Hartford, Conn.). Following the attempt, the tides slowly began to shift in favor of Albertus as the hosts rallied off three straight shot attempts from Abdoul Aremu (West Haven, Conn.), Declan Ryan (Hamden, Conn.), and Lopez. However, two of the Falcons' three attempts were unable to find the back of the net against the Elms' keeper, Collin Liedke.
With the half winding down, Elms retaliated in short order with a pair of their own shots, but neither were able to slip past Falcons' keeper Garfield Robinson (West Haven, Conn.) and preserved the 0-0 tie heading into the break.
Albertus and Elms opened the second stanza trading shots as both teams' offenses turned up the dial, putting the keepers to work. Anthony Barreira (Trumbull, Conn.) and Aremu were hot targets for the Falcons' offensive unit as the duo combined for three shots over 15 minutes of play.
With 14 minutes remaining in regulation, Albertus was able to find the back of the net and take the one-goal lead after a goal from Bobi. Lopez sent a beautiful ball flying over the defense that found Bobi, who took his time and tossed the ball over the scrambling keeper.
Albertus played keep-away for the final 14 minutes, preventing Elms from scoring and finishing the game with the 1-0 victory.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
- Albertus: Garfield Robinson (2-1) - 6 Shots on Goals | 0 Goals-Against | 6 Saves
- Elms: Collin Liedke (2-2) -7 Shots on Goal | 1 Goals-Against | 6 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Albertus held the advantage in corner kicks by a 6-3 margin.
- The Blazers outshot the Falcons,11-10.
- Both teams totaled nine fouls in the contest.
- Both keepers tallied six saves in the net.
NOTEWORTHY
- Following tonight's win, the Falcons remain unbeaten against the Blazers, improving to 6-0 in the all-time series match-up.
- Bobi scored his first collegiate goal as a Falcon.
- Following tonight's win, Robinson moves into a tie for fifth place with six shutouts on the all-time list for Albertus.
- Lopez has recorded a point in back-to-back games.
UP NEXT
The men's soccer team returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 18 with a road bout against Colby-Sawyer College. Game time is set for 4 PM.
