WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – A turnover in the Broncs' defensive end near the outset of the second overtime resulted in the golden goal for Monmouth as the Rider University men's soccer team fell to the Hawks, 1-0, in the league opener for both teams Wednesday night on Hesse Field on The Great Lawn. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 3-4-1 (0-1-0 MAAC), while the Hawks are now 3-3-2 (1-0-0 MAAC).
Following 100 scoreless minutes in which the Broncs doubled up the Hawks in shots in goal, 6-3, an awkward play on Monmouth's attacking half of the field resulted in a Broncs back being dispossessed. Liam McGregor and Sebastian Rodriguez connected passes into the left side of the box, where Griffin Tomas finished with his left foot with a Rider defender on his hip, beating Broncs' goalkeeper
Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) inside the far post for the game winner.
Notes
- Monmouth now leads the all-time series with Rider, 18-9-4, including wins in each of the last two.
- Veinante made three saves in defeat.
- Rider utilized just 13 players in the game.
- Veinante,
Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ. [UCF]),
Sergio Aguinaga (Madrid, Spain/Antonio Dominguez Ortiz),
Regis Dulck (Ostwald, France/Lycee Jean Monnet Strasbourg),
Taner Bay (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas),
Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes),
Jeremy Peterson (Noisy le Grand, France/Sarbonne Paris Nord) and
Adel Al-Masude (Brussels, Belgium) each played all 101 minutes.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Alibou led the Broncs with four shots, including two on goal.
- Both of
Guillermo Pavia Vidal's (Madrid, Spain/La Salle Sagrado Corazon) shots were on target.
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Francisco Gomez Olano (Cadiz, Spain/Univ. of Cadiz) also took a pair of shots.
- Bay and Peterson also registered one shot on goal apiece.
- For the game, Monmouth took a 16-10 edge in shots. However, Rider enjoyed a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- Monmouth attempted eight corner kicks to the Broncs' five.
Up Next
- The Broncs return to action next Wednesday, Oct. 6, when they travel to Quinnipiac. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
