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MSOC Celebration
Alan Schaefer
2
Saint Francis (Pa.) SFU (3-4-0, 0-1-0)
3
Winner LIU LIU (4-4-0, 1-0-0)
Saint Francis (Pa.) SFU
(3-4-0, 0-1-0)
2
Final
3
LIU LIU
(4-4-0, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Saint Francis (Pa.) SFU 2 0 0 2
LIU LIU 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Elliott Carr - Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Men’s Soccer Overcomes Saint Francis in Overtime, 3-2

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Despite a 2-0 deficit at halftime, senior Kyle Parish made sure the Long Island University men's soccer team's opening Northeast Conference (NEC) match of 2019 ended on a high note as he scored the match-winning goal in overtime to help lead the Sharks to a 3-2 win over Saint Francis University Friday afternoon at the LIU Soccer Park.
 
Along with Parish, freshman Papa Ndoye and sophomore Athanasios Coutroumpas also scored for LIU. Ndoye has now scored in three consecutive matches and four out of the six matches he has appeared in. The Sharks also matched their season-highs in shots and shots on goal with 15 and seven.
 
Parish along with graudate student Stefan Faistenauer, junior Camarri Johnson and sophomore each had assists for LIU while senior goalkeeper Matias Pesallaccia recorded four saves.
 
While the Sharks had an early scoring opportunity, Coutroumpas' shot went high in the 15th minute and just three minutes later the Red Flash would score their first goal of the match.
 
Ndoye would record his first shot on goal in the 22nd minute then in the 36th minute Parish sent a shot high. Unfortunately for LIU, it was Saint Francis who was next score as the Red Flash scored on a penalty kick and took a 2-0 lead into halftime.
 
The Sharks had a strong start to the second half as Ndoye found the back of the net in the 49th minute after receiving a header from Johnson. After receiving the header from across the box, Ndoye's shot rebounded off the left post into the back left corner.
 

The Sharks would produce another goal in the 82nd minute; Parish threw the ball into the middle off the box where Faistenauer headed the ball onto the right boot of Coutroumpas, who fired the ball past SFU's goalkeeper to make it a 2-2 contest.
 

With no winner decided after 90 minutes, the match would go into overtime. In just the third minute of overtime, sophomore Anton Ocampo took a free kick from the left side of the circle on the top of the box. He tapped the ball to Parish who wound up and sent the ball sailing past Saint Francis' goalkeeper to the top right corner, giving the Sharks the victory with a final score of 3-2.
 
Up Next
The Sharks will take on local foe Hofstra University (4-4-0, 2-1-0) on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y.
 
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