Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men's soccer team recorded a draw in its opening NEC match against New Haven on Thursday. The Dolphins finished with a 16-6 advantage in shots and put six attempts on goal, while each team scored once in each half.
Le Moyne (4-2-3), (0-0-1 NEC)
Starters: Dupell (GK), Kreuzpaintner, Lundstrom Svahqvist, Ludemann, Palmer, Michitti, Karbownik, Allport, Huss, Weisser, Farris
New Haven (2-7-1), (1-0-1 NEC)
Starters: Antao (GK), Fiscella, Lemke, Lemos, Arias, Taleb, Guimaraes, Wheeler, Arroyave, Omercevic, Pegg
Recap:
The Dolphins controlled possession early throughout the first half, and created several chances leading to corners, including a shot taken by senior forward
Myles Palmer (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport/Roberts Wesleyan). Redshirt junior forward
Felix Ludemann (Wrestedt, Germany/Herzog-Ernst-Gymnasium Uelzen) put the Dolphins ahead at 16:50 by heading in Palmer's corner from the left side.
The Dolphins kept the pressure on after the goal, with Palmer forcing a save, junior midfielder
Giuliano Michitti (Binghamton, N.Y./Binghamton) and junior forward
Rhys Allport (Wirral, England/Reaseheath) adding shots, and Ludemann hitting the left woodwork before two more attempts in the 24
th minute.
New Haven moved back into the match later in the half, as Matheus Guimaraes shot wide at 28:49 before Andres Lazo converted a penalty kick at 33:40. Junior forward
Noah Morelli (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Niagara-Wheatfield) put a late shot wide for the Dolphins, while New Haven earned consecutive corners in the 42
nd minute, and the half ended tied 1-1.
The Dolphins moved ahead less than three minutes into the second half at 47:34, when redshirt sophomore forward
Aiden Granger (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) played the ball from the right side to redshirt junior defender
Vito Kreuzpaintner (Munich, Bavaria, Germany/FOS Nord/UNC Wilmington), who found Ludemann for a shot from the top right into the lower left to make it 2-1.
New Haven generated chances through Vinicius Lemke, Trevor Pegg and Aiden Williams McCracken during the middle of the half, then tied the match at 2-2 on Ali Taleb's goal at 69:28. The visitors added consecutive corners in the 73
rd and 74
th minutes, but the Dolphins made the late push with saved shots by graduate student forward
Oli Karbownik (Zabrze, Poland/Delbarton School (N.J.)/Seton Hall/Rider) and graduate student forward
Jakob Priestman (Leek, England/Westwood/Missouri State), a sophomore midfielder
Anthony Patone (Pointe-Clair, Quebec/John Rennie) attempt over the top, and another Karbownik shot saved in the 89
th minute as the match finished tied 2-2.
'Phins Highlights:
Ludemann scored twice and led the Dolphins with six shots, putting two on goal. Palmer recorded an assist and added three shots, including one on goal. Kreuzpaintner tallied an assist. Granger added an assist.
What's Next:
Up next, the Dolphins travel to North Easton, Mass., to face Stonehill College on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m.
