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Pablo DeCastro
Steve McLaughlin
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Rider RID (1-2)
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Winner Princeton PRIN (1-1)
Rider RID
(1-2)
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Final
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Princeton PRIN
(1-1)
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rider RID 0 1 1
Princeton PRIN 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Edged at Princeton, 2-1

DeCastro scores team-leading second goal

PRINCETON, NJ – Pablo DeCastro (Madrid, Spain/Universidad Francisco de Vitoria) scored on a penalty kick in the 60th minute to cut the deficit in half, but the Rider University men's soccer team was edged at Princeton, 2-1, Wednesday night. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 1-2-0, while the Tigers are now 1-1-0.

Following a scoreless first half, the Tigers broke the deadlock with a Walker Gillespie goal in the 50th minute. Less than a minute later, Princeton again found itself with a scoring chance, this time a two-on-one opportunity with Gillespie eluding an on-charging Pablo Gatinois (Madrid, Spain/Lycee Francais de Madrid) to feed Kevin O'Toole for the tap in and a 2-0 lead in the 51st minute.

In the 60th minute, graduate student Juan Carlos Garcia Gomez (Madrid, Spain/Universidad Francisco de Vitoria) drew a foul inside the 18-yard box, resulting in a penalty kick that DeCastro finished to cut the deficit in half. In the 74th minute, the Broncs clinically connected passes through the midfield and into the box before Clement Bourret (Orleans, France/Lycee Jean Giraudoux) finished inside the left post past Princeton goalkeeper Jacob Schachner. But after the dust had settled and the Broncs had celebrated the equalizer, the linesman from the far sideline signaled offside.

A wild sequence in the 90th minute nearly put the Broncs down two goals and just as nearly equalized. After Princeton couldn't put away a three-on-one opportunity on Gatinois, the Broncs came the other way and couldn't put away a pair of opportunities, ending the game with the Tigers on top, 2-1.  
 
Quotes and Notes
"Very tough loss. We can't break down and give up two goals in a short span. But I can't question our effort. We were passionate. Dating back to last year, this was our eighth game of the last nine on the road, which is good because it makes you tougher. It will be nice to get back home." – Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso
 
- Princeton extended its lead in the all-time series to 16-3-3.
- Rider was playing without All-MAAC back Sylvain Coco (Nimes, France/University of Montpellier), who was serving a suspension for a red card last time out at Fordham.
- The Broncs used a season-high 16 players tonight. After utilizing 14 players in the season-opener at UConn, Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso played 15 players at Fordham and 16 tonight.
- Graduate transfer Sam Carter (Queens, NY/Archbishop Molloy [Loyola (Maryland)]) made his first start of the year for Rider after seeing 56 minutes off the bench at Fordham.
- The Broncs return to action Saturday, when they play host to La Salle in what has become their home opener following the cancellation of the Sept. 4 match against Central Connecticut. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Broncs By The Numbers
- DeCastro scored his 19th goal in three seasons with the Broncs, including two this year to lead Rider. He had eight goals as a freshman in 2017, before leading the team with nine goals last season.
- Gatinois made one save in defeat.
- The Broncs outshot Princeton, 11-9, including a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Rider took eight corner kicks to the Tigers' two.
 
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