Men's Soccer
5
Winner Oswego St. OSW (3-2-4, 2-0-1)
2
Buffalo St. BSC (7-2-0, 1-1-0)
Winner
Oswego St. OSW
(3-2-4, 2-0-1)
5
Final
2
Buffalo St. BSC
(7-2-0, 1-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Oswego St. OSW 0 5 5
Buffalo St. BSC 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Stumbles Against Oswego

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's soccer team allowed five second half goals in a 5-2 loss to Oswego on Friday night at Coyer Field.  
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oswego – 5, Buffalo State – 2
LOCATION:  Coyer Field – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Oswego (3-2-4, 2-0-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (7-2-0, 1-1-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Moe Saif (Lackawanna, NY/Coppell, TX) led the Bengals with a goal and an assist.
  • Zak Shaibi (Buffalo, NY/McKinley) scored an incredible goal off the volley.
  • Theo Pencic (Oslo, Norway/Heltberg) and Nemanja Simic added assists for the Bengals.
  • The Bengals outshot the Lakers 20-10, including a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal.  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The teams played to a scoreless draw in the first half, with both teams feeling each other out.
  • Early in the second half, Freddy Fikiri was denied at close range by the Lakers goalkeeper to keep the game scoreless.
  • In the 51st minute, the Lakers capitalized on a Buffalo State mistake as the Bengal goalkeeper failed to corral a cross and punched it into the path of Slater Bushen, who headed it into the net for a 1-0 lead.
  • Two minutes later, Bushen doubled the Oswego lead, taking a pass from the right side and finishing into the bottom right corner with his left foot.  
  • The Bengals pulled one back in the 60th minute when Saif knocked a rebound home after a defender cleared Simic's shot off the goal line.
  • Oswego restored their two-goal lead in the 66th minute after Ryan Young dribbled past the Bengal defense and fed Mason Burch in front of goal.
  • The Lakers executed a perfect give-and-go between HaJoon Lee and Kyle Gehnrich to score their fourth goal, as Lee fed Gehnrich, who sent a one-touch pass back to Lee, who then finished into the right corner of the net.
  • Shaibi scored a fantastic goal with an excellent volley off a cross from Saif just one minute later.
  • The Lakers tacked on another goal in the 79th minute for the final tally.
FOR THE FOES
  • Bushen led the Lakers with two goals on three shots, while Young added two assists.
  • Brian Terra made eight saves in goal to record the victory.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State hosts more SUNYAC action tomorrow when they take on Cortland, kick off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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