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Saint Francis University Athletics

Mario Mastrangelo
2
CCSU CCSU (0-11-1, 0-5 NEC)
4
Winner SFU SFU-M (7-3-3, 3-0-2 NEC)
CCSU CCSU
(0-11-1, 0-5 NEC)
2
Final
4
SFU SFU-M
(7-3-3, 3-0-2 NEC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CCSU CCSU 2 0 2
SFU SFU-M 3 1 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Bobby Dragon

Four goals help the Red Flash leap to victory

Box Score 

Loretto, Pa.- Three first half goals catapulted the Saint Francis men's soccer team (7-3-3, 3-0-2 NEC) to a 4-2 victory over Central Connecticut State (0-11-1, 0-5 NEC) on Friday afternoon.
 
Olszewski Reaction
"Any time you get into an NEC match, it always ends up as a dog fight," said head coach Frank Olszewski. "The players responded on the attacking end which helped us create some opportunities and be able to finish. We have a big matchup on Sunday so we have to shift our focus and be ready to take the field."
 
Turning point
With six minutes remaining in the contest, junior Tulio Canineu (Corbin, Ky/Corbin) delivers a majestic pass down field that found the foot of sophomore Leonardo Ribeiro (Florence, Italy/Liceo Linguistico "G Pascoli"). He slipped it in for his third goal of the season to give SFU a much-needed two-goal cushion.
 
Highlights
  • Senior Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) opened the scoring in the seventh minute with his seventh goal of the season off a penalty kick. Ribeiro drew the foul to set up the Mastrangelo penalty kick.
  • In the 22nd minute, sophomore Kevin Smolyn (Holland, Pa./Germantown Academy) set up Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) with a sublime pass between two defenders as hed secured his second goal of the game and eighth of the season. Senior Eric Ganime (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Colegio Icaro) was also credited with an assist.
  • Sophomore Filip Burnett (Germantown, Md./Poolesville) delivered a beautiful cross to sophomore Gabriel Castro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Lausanne Collegiate School) as he headed it to the right corner of the goal to notch his third goal of the season.  
  • The Blue Devils answered in the 29th minute on a goal from Sebastian Calderon as he capitalized off an SFU turnover.
  • Two minutes later, CCSU cut the Red Flash lead to one as Louis Beddouri connected on a sharp angled shot that sneaked inches past freshman Jonas Dieseler (Duesseldorf, Germany/Lessing Berufskolleg). 
Inside the Box
  • Saint Francis outshot the Blue Devils, 19-10.
  • Shots on goal were 7-4 in favor of the Red Flash.
  • The Red Flash edged the Blue Devils 4-2 in corner kicks.
Notes
  • M. Mastrangelo led the Red Flash with five shots.
  • Ribeiro and M. Mastrangleo each had three shots on goal
  • Filip Burnett's (Germantown, Md./Poolesville) assist was the first career point of his colligate career.
  • The Red Flash remain perfect in conference play.
  • SFU recorded its second four-goal game of the season 
Up Next
The Red Flash will be back in action on Sunday Oct 21, as it welcomes in LIU Brooklyn for an NEC showdown that features the two top teams in the conference.
 
 
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