LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Saint Francis (Pa.) scored off a corner kick in the 51
st minute to defeat the Rider University men's soccer team, 1-0, Sunday afternoon on Ben Cohen Field. With the loss, the Broncs fall to 1-2-1, while the Red Flash is now 1-1-0.
Following an evenly-played, scoreless first half that saw the Red Flash take a 6-5 edge in shots, but the Broncs holding a 2-0 advantage in shots on goal, Saint Francis broke the deadlock with the game's lone goal off a Jeff Thielman finish at the right post off an Alexios Rodriguez corner kick.
The Broncs developed several quality scoring chances the rest of the way, with two shots hitting the crossbar, another hitting the left post and still one more being blocked from point-blank range.
Quotes & Notes
"You're never happy when you lose. We were sluggish in the first half. It might be expected with some injuries and three games in seven days. But you've got to play. You can't use that as an excuse. I thought we did much better in the second half, created a lot of chances. We're going to be fine. But I don't think it was great game on our part today." –
Rider Head Coach Charlie Inverso
- The Broncs and Red Flash were meeting for the eighth time all-time. Saint Francis evened the all-time series at 4-4-0.
- Rider goalkeeper
Guillaume Veinante (Bayonne, France/Faculte des métier de Rennes) made his first Rider start. He made three saves.
Broncs By The Numbers
- Both teams attempted 13 shots, with four apiece on target.
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Zaki Alibou (Meknes, Morocco/Meknes) led Rider with five shots, including two on goal.
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Lenny Cidolit (Montpellier, France/Montpellier Univ.),
Regis Dulck (Ostwald, France/Lycee Jean Monnet Strasbourg) and
Taner Bay (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) took two shots apiece.
- Rider and Saint Peter's took six corner kicks each.
Up Next
- The Broncs return to action on Saturday, Sept. 11, when they travel to La Salle for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+.
