Men's Soccer Upends Mariners In Non-Conference Action
Kalombo & Oliveira-Dalicandro net one goal each for Green & Gold
Fitchburg, MA– The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team registered a 2-1 victory over the Mariners of Mitchell College this afternoon in non-conference action from Elliot Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 2, Mitchell 1
Records: Fitchburg State (5-6-2, 0-2-1 MASCAC), Mitchell (1-10-1, 1-7-0 GNAC)
How It Happened
Mitchell grabbed the lead midway through the opening stanza with sophomore Nathan Da Cruz (Seymour, CT) depositing a shot into the right side of net for his third tally on the season for the 1-0 advantage.
Fitchburg State knotted the score at 1-1 at the 40:27 mark when senior Elijah Kalombo (Worcester, MA) settled a feed from sophomore Diego Cardoso Morais (Boston, MA) and headed a shot inside the far post for his fourth marker of the 2024 campaign.
The Falcons took the lead one minute later as sophomore Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) received a cross from junior Zachariah Foster (Brockton, MA) and blasted a shot far side and into the back of the net for his fourth score on the year to make the score 2-1 going into the break.
Following the intermission, the Mariners threatened in the 75th minute of action with senior Dylan Lucey (Lebanon, CT) put a shot on target, but Falcons keeper Dorian Ramadan (West Boylston, MA) turned the aside, resulting in the 2-1 final
Inside the Numbers
- This afternoon's contest marked the fourth meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the Mariners of Mitchell College with the Falcons 2-2-0 all time when taking on the Mariners
- Fitchburg State finished with a 23-16 advantage in shots
- The Falcons held a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks
- Sophomore Dorian Ramadan (West Boylston, MA) stopped seven shots for the Falcons
- Sophomore Jesse Jenkins (Windsor, CT) made seven saves for the Mariners
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Friday when they travel to Mass. Maritime Academy to take on the Buccaneers in MASCAC action, starting at 7:00PM.
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