>> Saint Francis men's soccer earned a 2-1 victory over Northeast Conference (NEC) opponent St. Francis Brooklyn at the Stokes Soccerplex Sunday afternoon.
(Belgrade, Serbia/Rudjer Boskovic) led the scoring efforts for the Red Flash with two goals in the second half.
After a scoreless opening half, the Red Flash struck first when
Alexios Rodriguez (Sliver Springs, Md./Dematha Catholic) passed the ball to
Nico Stoddart (Brampton, Canada/David Suzuki SS) at midfield. Stoddart then fed the ball to Djajic who made a sliding shot for the goal at the 61st minute.
FLASH MOMENT
At the 86th minute, Joel Aschebroich (Neuss, Germany/Berufsbildungszentrum Nuess-Weingartstrabe) passed the ball up field to Rodriguez who tapped the ball to Djajic. The freshman forward blasted a shot past the Terriers goalkeeper for the match winning goal.
FLASH NUGGETS
Saint Francis Brooklyn held the advantage over Saint Francis in shots (23-9), shots on target (17-5) and corner kicks (15-6).
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Quinn O'Hearn (Nantucket, Mass./Darlington) posted one shot on goal and Djajic registered four to lead the Red Flash offensive effort.
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Jaeger recorded a career high of 16 saves against the Terriers. The goalkeeper only allowed one goal in the 90 minutes.
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Freshman goalkeeper
Charis Hadjigavriel (Nicosia, Cyprus/Pascal English School) made his collegiate debut in the final two minutes of the match.
UP NEXT
Men's soccer will travel to LIU for their last regular season road match Sunday, October 23 at 1:00 p.m.
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