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Juan Gomez
2
SFU SFU (3-4-0, 0-1-0)
3
Winner LIU LIU (4-4-0, 1-0-0)
SFU SFU
(3-4-0, 0-1-0)
2
Final
3
LIU LIU
(4-4-0, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
SFU SFU 2 0 0 2
LIU LIU 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | David Halstead

Men's soccer drops 3-2 overtime heartbreaker at LIU

Brookville, N.Y. – Saint Francis men's soccer (3-4-0, 0-1-0 NEC) saw a two goal first half lead disappear as the Red Flash dropped a 3-2 overtime decision at LIU (4-4-0, 1-0-0 NEC) on Friday in the NEC opener.
SFU's Juan Gomez (Marbella, Spain) scored the game's first goal from short range off a Felix Tonne (Kolbotn, Norway) assist in the 19th minute. Lucas Rosa (Atibaia, Brazil/COC Atibaia) then added a penalty kick goal to give the Red Flash a 2-0 lead in the 44th minute.
LIU responded with a goal in the 50th minute and the Sharks tacked on an equalizer in the 83rd minute. LIU then scored the game-winner in the 94th minute to complete the comeback.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • LIU held a 15-11 advantage in shots
  • The Sharks had seven shots on goal compared to the Red Flash's six shots on target
  • Both goalkeepers made four saves, two in each half
  • LIU took eight corner kicks, while SFU had only two corners
Notes
  • SFU lost the first ever meeting with the restructured Long Island University
  • Saint Francis lost its NEC opener for only the second time in the last six seasons
  • Previously, the most recent defeat to start conference play came in a 5-3 loss at CCSU on Oct. 8, 2017.
  • Gomez's goal was the first of his SFU career
  • Rosa scored his team high fourth goal of the season
  • SFU goalkeeper Jonas Dieseler (Duesseldorf, Germany/Lessing Berufskolleg) started his third straight match and recorded his first loss since the season-opener against Siena
Up Next
Saint Francis has a quick turnaround as it plays at St. Francis Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m.
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