St. Joseph's-Long Island - 1, Farmingdale State - 0
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College men's soccer team fell to St. Joseph's-Long Island, 1-0, on the road in a Skyline Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Eagles (2-4-2, 2-2-1 Skyline) scored the game's lone goal in the 20th minute, as Jack Pulisic finished a pass from Liam McDermott to give St. Joseph's a 1-0 lead.
FSCÂ (3-6-2, 1-2-1 Skyline) created several opportunities in the opening half. Junior midfielder
Johnny Guillen (Locust Valley, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder
Carlos Hernandez (Dix Hills, N.Y.) each had shots saved by St. Joseph's goalkeeper Dean Burchard in the first 15 minutes. Sophomore midfielder
Josue Corea (Wyandanch, N.Y.) also had a pair of shots on target in the first half, but both were turned away.
The Rams continued to look for the equalizer after halftime, but Burchard stopped all six FSC shots on target on the afternoon.
Farmingdale State sophomore goalkeeper
Vas Dallas (Garden City South, N.Y.) finished the day with four saves, including stops on shots from Christopher Bojorque in the opening minute of the second half and Jeremy Salazar in the 56th and 69th minutes to keep the Rams within striking distance.
FSC finished with 10 shots, putting six on target, while St. Joe's had 13 (five on target)Â and earned 10 corner kicks to just two for the Rams. Sophomore forwardÂ
Lucca Noboa (Freeport, N.Y.) led Farmingdale State with four shots.
The men's soccer team will next return home to take on Purchase College on Tuesday, October 6th at 4:00 p.m. The match will serve as the rescheduled President's Cup Celebration, recognizing FSC's sixth Skyline Conference Presidents Cup. A brief ceremony will be held prior to the match with college President Dr. Robert Prezant at 3:50 p.m.
