Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. – Saint Francis junior midfielder
Gabriel Castro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Lausanne Collegiate School) scored the game-winning goal in the 85
th minute off a
Brandon Ott (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) free kick as SFU men's soccer (4-4-0, 1-1-0 NEC) knocked off St. Francis Brooklyn (5-2-1, 1-1-0 NEC) in a 2-1 decision on Sunday in Brooklyn Heights.
Olszewski's Reaction
"This was a gutsy team performance today," head coach
Frank Olszewski said. "It took a great deal of resilience. Although it is early in the conference season, we played two tough and difficult games on the road this weekend and the guys fought through a lot. We learned and we grew. That's all you can ask."
Highlights
- Castro scored from short range off a Juan Gomez (Marbella, Spain) assist to give SFU a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute
- After a Terriers equalizer in the 46th minute, the Red Flash fought back to take the lead as Castro knocked in what ended up being the game-winner in a crowded box off Ott's free kick from the right corner side
Inside the Box Score
- St. Francis Brooklyn held a 13-10 advantage in shots
- SFU had six shots on goal compared to the Terriers' five shots on target
- Both team's goalkeepers had four saves each
- St. Francis Brooklyn had ten corners, while the Red Flash had five corner kicks
- The Terriers committed three times the number of fouls as the Red Flash, 18-6
Notes
- SFU has won the last two meetings with St. Francis Brooklyn
- The Red Flash improve to 15-18-0 in the all-time series with St. Francis Brooklyn
- Saint Francis is 2-2 on the road this season
- Castro scored his first two goals of the season and has six now in his collegiate career
- Goalkeeper Jonas Dieseler (Duesseldorf, Germany/Lessing Berufskolleg) recorded his third win of the season in five starts
Up Next
Saint Francis returns home to host Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. Kickoff at Stokes Soccerplex is set for 2 p.m.
