Men’s Soccer Falls to New Jersey City in Season Opener
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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New Jersey City (2-0-0, 0-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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St. Joseph's (Bklyn) (0-1-0, 0-0-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
PATCHOGUE, N.Y — The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team played its season opener on Saturday afternoon at the SJC Outdoor Field Complex, their first game since October 2019. Freshman Jesus Cano (Brooklyn, N.Y./Cristo Rey Brooklyn) scored his first goal of the year however it proved to be the only goal scored by the Bears (0-1) as they came on the wrong end of a 4-1 result against New Jersey City University (2-0).
How it Happened
NJCU's Jaime Bimboza beat a couple of defenders and found the far post for the game's opening goal ten minutes in. Shortly after, the Gothic Knights — struggling to get out of the SJC attacking third — lost possession on a Matthew Helfant (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy International) tackle that found the foot of Mario Giugliano (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy). The senior played a ball to an open Cano who rifled his shot into the upper left corner of the goal, from well beyond the 18-yard box, to draw the match level.
The Gothic Knights regained the lead in the 31st minute, adding a third goal in the 39th to end a high-scoring first half with a two-goal advantage, 3-1. New Jersey City walked away with the 4-1 victory when Maximo Vargas' shot from the top of the box struck the lower right corner with 10 minutes remaining.
Highlight
MSOC (Highlight) | Freshman Jesus Cano scores from distance knotting game at 1-1 in the 1st half.#BearWitnessSJC #SJCNY #d3soc pic.twitter.com/HONF0TkkYa
— St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) Bears (@SJCBears) September 4, 2021
For the Bears
- The Bears took five shots in the game with Alex Helfant (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy International) leading the team with three.
- Cano's goal and a first-half chance by Eric Santiago Torres (Woodside, N.Y./Forest Hills), who made his return following a two-year hiatus, recorded the remaining two shots.
- Alejandro Oliveros (Brooklyn, N.Y./Grover Cleveland) started the game in goal and came up with a pair of saves in the first half, while Luther Saint-Jean (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Origins High School) stopped three shots in the second.
Up Next
The Bears return to action next Saturday, September 11 for a meeting with 2019 CUNYAC Tournament finalists Hunter College. Kickoff from Randall's Island is scheduled for 12 pm.