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SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island Collide in First Skyline Men's Soccer Meeting

SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island Collide in First Skyline Men's Soccer Meeting

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Beka Goduadze (Tbilisi, Georgia/Lyceum "NK") converted on a late penalty kick to get the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team on the board, but SJC Long Island rode a three-goal effort from Justin Busto to take a 4-1 Skyline Conference victory over the Bears on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

  • Final Score: SJC Long Island 4, SJC Brooklyn) 1
  • Records:  SJC Long Island (3-8-1, 2-2-1 Skyline), SJC Brooklyn (0-8, 0-5 Skyline)
  • Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Field: Aviator Field

How It Happened

  • The game remained scoreless for nearly 23 minutes until Korey Robinson set up Justin Busto for the first of his three goals.
  • The Golden Eagles outshot the Bears 9-2 in the opening period and led 2-0 at the intermission on the eventual game-winner by Justin Heredia in the 40th minute.
  • Busto would strike two more times in the 49th and 60th minutes to complete the hat trick.
  • The Bears pressed forward in the second half and found more scoring opportunities finally breaking through in the 87th minute after Cesar Oviedo made a long run up the left side to beat his defender and was pulled down in the box to set up a Bears penalty kick which Beka Goduadze calmly converted low left.

For the Bears

  • Goduadze's goal was his second of the season.
  • Pandeli Mano fired three of the team's 12 shots, with two coming on frame.
  • Oviedo, Goduadze and Matthias Spiegel each finished with two shots.
  • Nolan Parr made six saves in a losing effort.

For the Golden Eagles

  • Busto finished with seven shots, all coming on frame.
  • Nick Zanfardino, Justin Heredia, Korey Robinson, Eddie Whalen and Enrique Tirado all logged an assist.
  • Avery Gomez stopped six shots earning the win in net.

Noteable

  • It is only the second meeting all-time between the two campuses and the first meeting since an SJC Long Island victory in 2012 in Patchogue.

Next up for the Bears

The Bears will continue Skyline Conference play hosting former Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes Sarah Lawrence College on Saturday, October 10. Kickoff at Aviator Field is set for 1 p.m.