Men's Soccer

Marist and Rider Secure Spots in the MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship Final

No. 1 Marist – 1 | No. 7 Monmouth – 0
Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Box Score


Through the game’s first 80 minutes of play, neither team would score, keeping the contest tied at 0-0. In the 81st minute Kyle Galloway sent the ball to Bernardo Gracindo who fired what would be the game-winning shot into the back of the net to give the Red Foxes a 1-0 lead and win.
 
Marist Notes and Notables
  • Marist outshot Monmouth 15-13.
  • Five Red Foxes recorded two shots (Henrique Cruz, Antek Sienkiel, Stefan Copetti, Richard Morel, and Huib Achterkamp).
  • Marist keeper and MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year Sam Ilin made five saves, recording his seventh shutout victory of the season.
  • The clean sheet win for Marist was the team’s ninth of the season.
  • The Red Foxes will make their first appearance in the championship game since 2005 and fifth overall.
 
Monmouth Notes and Notables
  • Monmouth held the 6-5 shots on goal advantage in the match.
  • Jonas Lindner and Julian Gomez had an identical three shots, with one on goal stat line.
  • Sean Murray made three stops in goal during his 90 minutes in net.
  • Monmouth’s season concludes with an 8-9-2 overall record.
 
No. 5 Rider – 2 | No. 6 Fairfield – 1 (2OT)
Ben Cohen Field | LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ
Box Score
 
Fairfield struck first in the semifinal match, taking a 1-0 lead after Jonathan Filipe served up a feed into the box from a set piece that Thomas Drillien headed into the top corner of the goal. In the 67th minute, up a man, Rider’s Guillermo Pavia Vidal scored the equalizer. The score would hold and send the contest into two overtimes. At minute 109, Pavia Vidal sent a pass to Taner Bay in the box where Bay found the bottom of the net for the game sealing golden goal.
 
Rider Notes and Notables
  • Rider outshot Fairfield 16-5 and 9-2 in shots on goal.
  • Francisco Gomez Olano took a team-high four shots, three of which were on goal.
  • Bay, Regis Dulck, and Zaki Aibou each had three shots with all three of Bay’s attempts on target.
  • Bronc goalkeeper Pablo Gatinois needed to make just one save in the winning effort.
  • This is Rider’s seventh trip to the title game, the first since four-straight from 2015-18.
 
Fairfield Notes and Notables
  • In addition to his assist, Filipe posted a team-leading two shots, one on goal.
  • Three Stags all had one shot, coming by Rasmus Sorensen Rejnhold, Joseph Stocchetti, and Drillien.
  • Seven saves were recorded by Will Marment.
  • Fairfield closes its season with an overall mark of 7-9-2.
 
The 2021 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship final will take place on Sunday, November 14 in Poughkeepsie, NY with kick off set for 11 a.m.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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