RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers
Men's Soccer team (3-7-2, 1-3-2 Metro) settled for a draw against the Broncs of Rider University (7-3-3, 3-2-2 Metro) with the score at 1:1 on Saturday night from Gaelic Park.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A tale of two halves began with the Jaspers in full control of the fixture, with eight attempts for the Green and White in the first 15 minutes, led by Ziv Dahan, who posted five of his own, with a pair on target to test the Rider backline early.
- Back and forth between the two programs continued, as goalkeeper Philip Isaksson continued to shine on his goal line with a pair of kick saves down the stretch to keep the fixture scoreless.
- After Rider leapt in front of Manhattan just six minutes into the second half, the Broncs continued to keep their foot on the gas, with the Jaspers playing catch up.
- One miscue by the Broncs allowed the Jaspers to swing the momentum back in its favor with a handball in the 18-yard box, and after review, sent Dahan to the line seeking his fourth goal of the season.
- Once successful, Dahan and the Jaspers kept its foot on the gas and continued to pepper attempts at the direction of the Broncs backline and keeper.
- A swing of momentum back to the opposition put pressure on Isaksson and the backline of Manhattan but came away with the draw after the impressive goalkeeper continued to shine with seconds to go, forcing an attempt away via the punch of the soccer ball at the top of the box.
STATS AND NOTES
- Redshirt junior forward Ziv Dahan paced the Green and White with the penalty kick goal, and led the team with seven shot attempts, with four on target in 58 minutes on the pitch.
- Sophomore midfielder Pau Mascarell put together three shots in 37 minutes on the field.
- Junior defender Max Asplin-Rowley added two shots in a full 90 minutes.
- Junior defender Nicolo Donadio also posted two shots in 90 minutes.
- Junior forward Khaled Daoud logged two shots in 64 minutes on the pitch.
- Off the bench, graduate forward Cristiano Marsilii registered two shots on target in 51 minutes.
- Freshman forward Doug Bozman recorded one shot in nine minutes on the pitch.
- Sophomore midfielder Gal Puconja etched one shot on target in 75 minutes in his third start of his Jaspers career.
- Coming off a record-breaking afternoon at Saint Peter's freshman goalkeeper Philip Isaksson followed up with five saves, one goal allowed in 21 shots faced, and securing the draw for Manhattan.
- The Jaspers outshot the Broncs 22-21, and 7-6 in shots-on-target. Additionally, the Green and White had more set piece opportunities than Rider, with nine corner kicks, compared to six attempted.
NEXT UP
The Jaspers compete in its penultimate road fixture next Saturday, October 25, when the Green and White visit the Warriors of Merrimack College beginning at 6 p.m. from Martone-Mejail Field. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.
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