Box Score Nov. 6, 2009
Box Score
FAIRFIELD, CT (November 6,
2009) – The Sacred Heart University men's soccer team
lost a Northeast Conference contest to Fairleigh Dickinson at
Campus Field Friday night. The loss ends the Pioneers bid
for a NEC playoff berth. SHU finished the season with a
7-8-2 record overall and 4-5-1 in the NEC, while the Knights move
on at 9-8-1 and 6-3-1.
FDU got on the
board in the 29th minute as a shot from the right side
by senior Serge Zulu snuck between Pioneer goalie Alex Fait (Ottawa,
Canada/St. Joseph's) and the near post. The Knights would strike later
in the second half as senior forward Fernando Bo Huthmacher played
a ball over the SHU defense to freshman Dominic Reinold who slid a
shot past Fait to the lower right corner of the goal.
The Pioneers had
multiple scoring chances from free kicks throughout the game. Early on senior Jesper
Fredriksson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Hvitfeldtska) fired a shot from
nearly 35 yards out off a set piece that hit under the crossbar and
bounced out. Before
the end of the half SHU would come close to tying it up as a free
kick was played wide to junior Aaron Kiely (London,
England/Finchley) who sent a cross into the box where Norman Baer (Marl
,Germany/Albert-Schweitzer) hit a strong header that was saved by a
diving Majdi Zaineh.
Fait finished
with two saves for Sacred Heart, while Zaineh collected three stops
to earn the shutout.
In all, there were six yellow cards handed out during the
game. Four to the
Knights and two to the Pioneers.
