Men's Soccer Tops Pilgrims In 2025 Home Opener
Amara nets first collegiate goal for Green & Gold
Fitchburg, MA – The Fitchburg State Men's Soccer team defeated the Pilgrims of New England College, 3-1 this evening in non-conference action from Elliot Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 3, New England College 1
Records: Fitchburg State (1-2-1, 0-1-0 MASCAC), New England College (4-1-0, 0-0-0 GNAC)
How It Happened
New England College opened the scoring midway through the first half as senior Wyatt Flibbert (Windham, ME) converted a penalty kick for his second score of the season for the 1-0 edge. Fitchburg State knotted the at 1-1 two minutes later when freshman Sam Amara (Roslindale, MA) settled a feed from junior Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (Waltham, MA) and deposited a inside the far post for his first collegiate marker.
The Falcons grabbed advantage in the 33rd minute of action with Oliveira-Dalicandro collecting a pass from newcomer Cesar Pinelo (Watertown, MA), who tucked a shot into the lower left corner for his first goal of the 2025-26 campaign to make the score 2-1, going into the break.
Following the break, the Green and Gold upped the lead to 3-1 at the 55:59 mark as sophomore Justin Job (Worcester, MA) settled a rebounded shot off the foot of newcomer Joseph Lavela (Worcester, MA) and found the back of the net for his first marker of the year.
Inside the Numbers
- Fitchburg State finished with a 18-9 advantage in shots
- The Falcons held an 8-3edge in corner kicks
- Freshman Tristan White (Tewksbury, MA) stopped two shots for the Falcons
- Junio Lukas Tate (South Jorda,n UT) made seven saves for the Pilgrims
- Freshman Sam Amara notched his first collegiate tally for the Green and Gold
- Freshman Tristan White earned his first collegiate victory in goal for the Falcons
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to Westfield State to take on the Owls for a MASCAC matchup, starting 11:00AM.
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