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Men's Soccer Drops GNAC Match To Emmanuel After Late Goal

Men's Soccer Drops GNAC Match To Emmanuel After Late Goal

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team lost a 2-1 match to Emmanuel College (Mass.) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tilt on Saturday afternoon at Celentano Field.

Aiden Coelho (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons.

 

THE BASICS

FINAL: Emmanuel 2 | Albertus 1

RECORDS: Albertus (7-5-1, 4-3 GNAC) | Emmanuel (5-2-6, 3-2-3 GNAC)

BOX

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Saints struck first early in the 10th minute as Lucas Silvia put a point blank shot in the back of the net after a headed pass from Benjamin Anderson.
  • The game remained a 1-0 game until the 78th minute when Coelho answered with a penalty kick for his seventh goal of the season after Emmanuel was called for a handball in the box.
  • However, the Saints answered just two minutes later as Rafael Matamoros took a shot from around 30 yards out that took a bounce into the box and into the back of the net to make it a 2-1 game, which would end up being the game-winner.

 

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

David Lucero (L, 7-6-1) 3 Shots on Goal | 1 Save | 2 Goals Allowed

 

Emmanuel

Owen Silva (W, 5-4-1) 1 Shot on Goal | 0 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed

 

BY THE NUMBERS

SHOTS: Albertus 8 | Emmanuel 5

SAVES: Albertus 2 | Emmanuel 0

CORNER KICKS: Albertus 4 | Emmanuel 0

FOULS: Albertus 11 | Emmanuel 10

 

 

NOTEWORTHY

Coelho has at least one point in 10 of his last 11 games.

 

UP NEXT

The Falcons play at Lasell in a GNAC matchup on Wednesday, October 15th at 3 p.m.