Sacred Heart
0-2-1
Yale
0-0-1
Sacred Heart And Yale Battle To 1-1 Draw
9/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sacred Heart And Yale Battle To 1-1 Draw
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior midfielder Mahmoud Kafel (Fairfield, Conn.) scored his first goal of the season Friday night against the Yale Bulldogs, but Yale equalized in the final five minutes of regulation to force a 1-1 draw.
Sacred Heart (0-2-1) controlled play early, putting four shots on goal in the first 15 minutes. Kafel had the first chance barely a minute into the match, and added another shot in the 15th minute. Shaquille Saunchez (Kingston, Jamaica) and Ezra Siyadhuba (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) each had shots saved by Yale (0-0-1) goalkeeper Ryan Simpson as well. Yale came close to getting on the scoreboard in the 22nd minute when Teddy Mauze put a shot off the post. The Bulldogs then had three shots in a two-minute span. Henos Musie had a shot stopped by Pioneers goalkeeper Tucker Hackett (Madison, Conn.), followed by Henry Albrecht who hit the woodwork in the 35th minute. One minute later, Cameron Kirdzik had an attempt at goal saved by Hackett that kept the game scoreless heading into the second half.
The Pioneers broke through for the game's first goal in the 67th minute. Chris Carneiro (Stratford, Conn.) played a long pass to Kafel, who took two touches and fired a strike on goal from 25 yards out. Carneiro's assist is the first of his career. Hackett did his part to preserve the lead, making two saves over the next 15 minutes. Yale tied the game in the 85th minute when Henry Flugstad-Clarke headed in an Albrecht free kick to make the score 1-1. Albrecht almost won the game in the 88th minute but his header went wide.
Sacred Heart had the only shot of the first overtime period. Saunchez fired a shot in the 94th minute wide of the goal. The Pioneers outshot Yale 3-1 in the second overtime as well. Saunchez had another shot in the 102nd minute go wide. Kafel had a shot blocked in the 106th minute and another shot go wide in the 109th minute, as the two sides ended the game tied 1-1.
Yale barely outshot Sacred Heart for the match 19-18. The Bulldogs also had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks. Both goalkeepers made six saves.
The Pioneers end their season-opening four-game road trip on Tuesday, September 9 with a 4 p.m. match at Siena.
Team Stats
KAFEL, Mahmoud
Assisted By: CARNEIRO, Chris
3 long 50yd pass to 7, takes two dribble
66:18
Flugstad-Clarke, Hen
Assisted By: Albrecht, Henry
19 heads in free kick from 14
84:51
