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Matias Morales
Adam Rubin - LIU Athletics
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Iona ION (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner LIU LIU (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Iona ION
(0-2-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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LIU LIU
(2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Iona ION 0 1 1
LIU LIU 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Jack Clark

Iona MSOC Drops Road Contest at LIU

BROOKVILLE, NY - The Iona University men's soccer team dropped a mid-week contest, 2-1, at Long Island University. Sergio Gonzalez Fernandez converted a penalty kick in the second half to cut Iona's deficit in half, but the Gaels could not find an equalizer.

MATCH SUMMARY

Emil Jaaskelainen scored a pair of goals in the opening 11 minutes of the match, putting Iona in an early hole. The Gaels would trim the deficit in the 55th minute after Gonzalez Fernandez scored a penalty kick goal, burying a raised shot in the upper-right corner. The Maroon & Gold were awarded a penalty kick after Camil Azzam Ruiz was taken down inside the box during his season debut.

Ricardo Senen Pinillos and Gonzalez Fernandez nearly found the equalizer in separate moments for the Gaels, but LIU's Sergio Peralta made big stops to maintain his team's lead.

Iona played a man-up after the Sharks had a player sent off after being issued a red card. The advantage, with Iona trailing by a goal, lasted until the 69th minute when Federico Russo was handed his second yellow card of the afternoon. The final 25-plus minutes of the match were played 10-on-10. 

Iona played above midfield and in the attacking third for the majority of the final 15 minutes of action, but could not find the tying goal. LIU, an NCAA Tournament team last season with a postseason victory, survived late offensive pressure by the Maroon & Gold.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • Gonzalez Fernandez's goal was the first of his collegiate career and the first of the year for the Maroon & Gold.
  • Alfaro Monge faced seven shots, making two saves in his third start of the 2022 season.
  • Iona registered 19 shots in the match, 12 more than LIU. The Gaels finished with six shots on target, one more than the Sharks.
  • Azzam Ruiz, who drew the penalty that set up Iona's lone goal, made his season debut after missing the opener at Syracuse. He amassed a match-high seven shots.

UP NEXT

Iona returns to action in eight days, welcoming NJIT to New Rochelle for the 2022 home opener on Tuesday, September 6. Admission is free for the 1:00 p.m. kickoff, which will also be streamed live on Iona Insider.

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