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Eric Gamine
3
Winner St. Francis (Pa.) SFU (4-3-0, SFU-M)
1
St. Bonaventure SBUM (3-2-1)
Winner
St. Francis (Pa.) SFU
(4-3-0, SFU-M)
3
Final
1
St. Bonaventure SBUM
(3-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Francis (Pa.) SFU 0 3 3
St. Bonaventure SBUM 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Three Red Flash Goals Tame the Bonnies

Olean, N.Y.- Three second half goals helped the Saint Francis men's soccer team (4-3) get back into the win column with a 3-1 victory over St. Bonaventure (3-2-1) on Wednesday night.
 
Olszewski's Reaction

"We knew this would be a tough match as they were bringing some momentum into the game," said head coach Frank Olszewski.  "They tested us with a lot of firepower on the attacking side of the ball. We had to work and cover for each other in a lot of tight spots. Our second goal was really a great team goal. We continue to look for ways to improve and quite a few guys stepped up and contributed tonight. There's no time to get complacent."

Turning Point

After St. Bonaventure's Kosi Nwafornso converted on a penalty kick in the 52th minute to take a 1-0 lead, senior Eric Ganime (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Colegio Icaro) answered back with a header delivered from sophomore Brandon Ott (Spring City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts). It was Ganime's first career goal and brought the teams level at 1-1.
 
Highlights
  • First half of action was all defense as both teams were presented opportunities to score but neither squad could convert.
  • St. Bonaventure's Kosi Nwafornso converted the match's first goal off a penalty kick in the 50th minute.
  • One minute later, Brandon Ott (Spring City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) sent in a pass which found the head of Ganime who laid it in to tie things up at 1-1.
  • In the 56th minute, senior Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) set up sophomore Gabriel Castro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Lausanne Collegiate School) on a pass through the middle of the box to extend the lead to 2-1.  
  • With the final minutes ticking away, freshman Ryan Berhorst (Imperial, Mo./Seckman) scored the first goal of his career to seal the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • St. Bonaventure outshot the Red Flash 14-11
  • The match saw 22 fouls between both teams.
  • Corner kicks were 9-5 favor of the Bonnies.
 
Notes
  • Ganime and Berhorst both scored their first collegiate goals.
  • Castro scored his second goal of the season.
  • Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) led the Red Flash with five shots and two assists.
  • Freshman Alex Morgret (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) made two saves.
 Up Next…
The Red Flash finish their non-conference schedule by traveling to California take on Cal State Fullerton on Sunday Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
 
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