NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Manhattan Jaspers Men's Soccer team (3-8-2, 1-4-2 Metro) dropped the teams' penultimate road fixture to the Warriors of Merrimack College (4-2-8, 2-0-5 Metro) by a score of 2:1 inside Martone-Mejail Field on Saturday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Seeking its third consecutive result and a firm spot in the postseason hunt were the Green and White but looking to do so on the road against a hungry Merrimack program looking to do the exact same.
• The Jaspers opened the contest with pressure from the Warriors attack where Philip Isaksson had to make an early save, before the Green and White countered with three attempts in the opposite direction, courtesy of three different players including Ziv Dahan in the 11^th minute.
• After the Warriors struck first down the stretch of the first half, Manhattan leveled the fixture at one with a Merrimack handball in the box, forcing a Cristiano Marsilii successful attempt from the penalty dot for his fifth of the year.
• The Jaspers continued to push with an additional shot from Nicolo Donadio nearly 20 minutes later, but one counter by the Warriors became the difference.
• In response, it was Donadio twice, who put a pair of shots on target, but were denied by the opposing keeper.

STATS AND NOTES

• Junior defender Nicolo Donadio logged a team high four shots with two on target in a full 90 minutes on the pitch.
• Off the bench, it was forward Cristiano Marsilii who logged the lone goal of the night on a penalty kick in 57 minutes on the pitch.
• Freshman goalkeeper Philip Isaksson posted another two saves on 12 shots faced in a full 90 minutes in between the pipes.
• Redshirt junior forward Ziv Dahan added one shot on target in 48 full minutes on the pitch.
• Manhattan was outshot by Merrimack 12-10 but were tied in shots on target 4-4. The Jaspers and Warriors combined for 22 fouls, with the Green and White posting 14 on the night. 

NEXT UP
The Jaspers return home for its final two home matches of the 2026 campaign, beginning on Wednesday, October 28, when the Green and White play host to the Pioneers of Sacred Heart inside Gaelic Park beginning at 6 p.m. The contest can be viewed on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.

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