MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's soccer team dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to United East foe Penn State Abington on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10.
Addis Tafese led the hometown Lions (4-7-2, 3-1-1 UEC) with four total shots, while
Kristopher Lage,
Josiah Shamberger, and
Ariel Garcia tallied two attempts each.
Jimmy Shensky spent all 90 minutes in goal, recording six saves on the afternoon.
Just six minutes into the match, Shensky was pressured by Frank Rafferty who had a pair of shots on frame. Penn State Harrisburg challenged the visitors' goalkeeper Hector Ortiz in the 35th and 38th minute, with
Diego Menendez and Garcia both putting their attempts on target. However, it was Penn State Abington (6-4-3, 5-0 UEC) who had the final opportunity of the first half, when Nico Amagnostopoulos forced Shensky to make yet another save to keep the contest scoreless.
After 72 minutes without a goal, Liame Attis crossed the ball right in front of the goal and found the foot of Joe Mahon. Mahon sent a rocket to the top right corner of the net, out of Shensky's reach, to put Penn State Abington up 1-0. The home team fought off several more attacks from the visiting Lions for the remainder of the match, including two shots by Rafferty and a pair of corner kicks. Penn State Harrisburg had one last chance to put one on the board in the 85th minute when the squad earned back-to-back corner kicks and Tafese headed the ball over the crossbar, but the hometown Lions ultimately were unable to convert.
NOTABLES
- Tafese tallied four shots on the day.
- Lage, Shamberger, and Garcia all had two attempts apiece.
- Shensky recorded six total saves in a full 90 minutes of play.
- Both squads had 12 total shots against the visiting Lions. Â
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Tai Bhalla and Menendez both added a shot each.
- Ortiz earned the victory in goal for Penn State Abington, making a trio of saves.
- The contest was littered with 15 total cards between both teams.
WHO'S NEXT?
Penn State Harrisburg travels to Reading, Pa. for another United East Conference matchup against Penn State Berks on Tuesday evening, Oct. 13.
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