>> Saint Francis men's soccer fell, 5-1, against Maine at Fort Kent Tuesday in the team's home opener.
Senior defenseman
Sean Smolyn (Holland, Pa./ YSC Academy) headed in a corner kick from freshman midfielder
Julian Jakopovic (Stuttgart, Germany/ Schickhardt-Gymnasium Stuttgart) in the 24th minute, to tie up the match. Smolyn's shot would be the only Red Flash goal of the match.
FLASH MOMENT
Offensive efforts were led by
Patrick Heron (Lauder, Scotland/ Earlston) and Smolyn who posted two shot attempts, while
Alexios Rodriguez (Silver Springs, MD/ DeMatha Catholic) and
Ahmed Abd-Elazem (Perry Hall, MD/ Perry Hall) recorded one shot a piece, respectively.
FLASH NUGGETS
Maine at Fort Kent held the advantage over Saint Francis in total shots (8-6) and shots on goal (8-6), while the Red Flash had the advantage in corner kicks (6-1).
Eight Red Flashes made their season debut against the Bengals, including three freshmen.
Freshman Goalkeeper
Jordaine Jaeger (Munich, Germany/ Gymnasium Neubiberg) made three saves.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will start their three-match road trip at Yale 5:00 p.m. Saturday, September 3. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
