Men's Soccer Falls at LIU in NEC Opener

The Central Connecticut men's soccer team dropped its Northeast Conference opener on Sunday, falling at LIU, 1-0, in Brookville, NY. The Sharks scored the only goal of the game on a penalty kick in the second half.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: LIU 1, CCSU 0
Records: CCSU (2-6, 0-1), LIU (7-2, 1-0)
Location: LIU Soccer Park | Brookville, NY

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils defense stood tall in the first half, keeping the NEC's top scoring team off the board. Daniel Wilmore made a pair of saves, while Giulio Potenti had a shot off a CCSU corner blocked by the LIU defense.
• LIU controlled the ball for much of the early going in the second half. Austin Rocke would get a shot for CCSU off a corner kick, but his attempt went high.
• The game's only goal came in the 67th minute when a LIU cross was judged to have been a hand ball against Central inside the penalty area. Emil Jaaskelainen would send his kick to the left side, sending the keeper the wrong way, to make it 1-0.
• The Blue Devils were held to one shot over the final 23-plus minutes, but it was off target. 

NUMBER TO KNOW

0 - For the second straight game, CCSU was tied at halftime on the road in a scoreless contest. Both games were decided by a second half goal.

NOTES

• Daniel Wilmore made four saves in goal for the Blue Devils.
• Each team had five corner kicks, while LIU had a 14-3 edge in shots.
• Potenti, Rocke and Mitchell Lyons each had a shot for CCSU.
• CCSU last defeated LIU on Oct. 11, 2013 (2-0), a span of nine games.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils travel to Howard on Sunday, Oct. 2, for an 11:00 a.m. contest.

All CCSU home games and Northeast Conference games are available to watch online, for free, at NECFrontRow.com.