Men's Soccer Upends Mariners In Non-Conference Action

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.

Tue Oct 8, 2024

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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