JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Saint Peter's University men's soccer defeated St. Francis Brooklyn 1-0 on Saturday afternoon for their first win of the season. Junior forward Conlan Paventi scored the goal for the Peacocks.
Game Notes
- The first half was fairly even, as neither team produced a lot of scoring chances.
- The lone shot on goal in the half came from junior midfielder Roodlenscky Charles, who's header was saved by the St. Francis keeper. The score would remain knotted at zero at the half.
- The second half produced much of the same from the first and the intensity picked up drastically.
- Graduate goalkeeper Guillem Badenes Mecho was called into action in the 62nd minute, making his first save of the night.
- The breakthrough finally came in the 80th minute as Paventi tucked a rebound from a Mikkel Fodstad shot into the net to put the Peacocks up 1-0. They would hold on to secure their first win of the 2022 campaign.
Inside the Numbers
- Paventi's goal was his first of the season and the third of his career.
- The Peacocks registered six shots. Paventi led the way with two, while Charles, Fodstad, junior midfielder Fabian Schmid, and freshman midfielder Reiss Skeen each had one.
- Saint Peter's put four shots on target in the game. Paventi had two while Charles and Fodstad had the others.
- Badenes Mecho made three saves and earned his first clean sheet of the season.
- Fodstad and Schmid were issued yellow cards.
Thoughts From the Manager - Julian Richens
- Our thoughts are with Sean Cadigan at this stage. Really tough situation and we wish him the best on his road back to recovery.
- We managed to get our balance on both sides of the ball today. They are such a well organized team that are very tough to break down. It was a good time to get the goal and we were able to manage the rest of the game for our first clean sheet of the season.
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