WENHAM, Mass. – Suffolk men's soccer's Conference of New England (CNE) opener featured steady rain conditions and the Rams played Gordon to a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes of action.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Gordon 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-2-3, 0-0-1 CNE) | Gordon (2-3-3, 0-0-1 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was an even match from early on as the score read 0-0 at halftime.
In the 66th minute, Moises Montano sent in a cross from the left side and found Gilbert Daru, who laced a shot past Suffolk keeper Nathan Harlow to put the host ahead, 1-0.
A minute later, the Rams were awarded a penalty kick, but Gordon's goalie Isaiah Diaz made an incredible diving save to keep the visitors off the scoreboard.
Suffolk did not go down without a fight, however, and it managed to even things up at 1-1 in the 73rd minute thanks to an unassisted tally from Jack Phelps.
The score remained still the rest of the way, resulting in the stalemate.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS
- Harlow had one save in the tie.
- Diaz finished with four stops for the Fighting Scots.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Phelps was responsible for the Rams lone goal.
- Despite being outshot 2-1 in the first frame, Suffolk had a 9-8 shots advantage overall.
- The Rams had more attempts on target as well, 5-2.
- Gordon took more corner kicks, 6-3.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk remains unbeaten 2-0-2 in its first CNE game of the season.
- The Rams tied their CNE debut for the second time, first 2022 when it tied Nichols, 1-1.
- Suffolk faced Gordon in its first CNE game of the year for the second time, first since 2001.
- On the road, the Rams sport a 0-0-2 league-opener ledger.
- The Rams moved to 1-0-1 in the CNE opener against the Fighting Scots.
- Suffolk is 2-1-1 all-time against Gordon in a series that starting in 2021.
- The Rams are 1-0-1 on the road versus the Fighting Scots.
- Suffolk has outscored the Fighting Scots 5-3 all-time.
- Every battle between Suffolk and Gordon have come in the Bill Maddock era.
- Phelps scored his first goal of the season, second of his collegiate career.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to East Boston Memorial Park's James A. Sartori Stadium Wednesday, Sept. 25 for a midweek match versus MIT. First kick is at 7:00 p.m.
