Men's Soccer Has Rally Stopped Against UMass Lowell on Tuesday

The Central Connecticut men's soccer team mounted a spirited second half rally, but came up short to UMass Lowell, 3-2, on Tuesday night in New Britain. CCSU would score a pair of goals in the final half-hour, but could not complete the comeback after falling behind, 3-0.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 2, UMASS LOWELL 3
Records: CCSU (0-6-1), UML (5-3-1)
Location: CCSU Soccer Field | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• UMass Lowell took the lead in the opening five minutes scoring off a corner kick when Linus Musielak sent the ball to Junyoung Hwang at the top of the box. Hwang got off a low shot to the left that slid through traffic to make it 1-0.
• CCSU drew a penalty kick in the 50^th minute to set up a chance to tie the game, but Alvaro Medrano dove to his left and made a save to protect the one-goal lead.
• The River Hawks got a pair of goals in the next 10 minutes and appeared to take control of the game. At the 50:43 mark, Jean Leonardo collected a throw in and dribbled on net and slipped his shot to the near post to make it 2-0.
• UML tacked on a goal from Benjamin Inthisone in the 59th minute to push the lead to 3-1 before Central mounted its comeback.
• Just over 30 seconds later, CCSU was awarded another penalty and Santiago Marin Gutierrez put his shot to the left side to make it 3-1.
• The Blue Devils made it a one-goal game with 12 minutes to go on a quick combination of passes from Johannes Gikas to Marin Gutierrez. The ball was crossed into the front of the net and Alvaro Moros slid in to get a foot to the ball and poke it in to make it 3-2.
• CCSU would continue pressuring the UML defense and got back-to-back scoring chances in the 80^th minute but Medrano made a pair of close range stops. Central had three shots in the final five minutes, but were unable to find the tying score.

NUMBER TO KNOW

19 – CCSU had 19 shots in the second half, more than UMass Lowell had in the game (15). 

NOTES

• Catanzaro and Marin Gutierrez each had six shots for Central.
• Cristian Torres had six saves for the Blue Devils.
• Corner kicks were, 5-4, in favor of CCSU.
• UMass Lowell has gone 5-2 against CCSU.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils open NEC play against FDU on Sunday at Noon.

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