New York, N.Y. – Columbia's Vana Markarian scored the only goal of the contest, while Dylan Castanheira made three saves, as the Lions downed the Fordham Rams, 1-0, at Commisso Soccer Stadium.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 1-2-1 on the year, while Columbia moves to 1-1-0.
The lone goal of the contest came early in the fifth minute, as Vana Markarian headed in a Francisco Agreest corner kick that snuck inside the right side of the goal for his first of the season.
The Rams almost tied the game in the 35
th minute, when
Janos Loebe got free on a long ball, where he was 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper. Loebe was clipped by the keeper but no foul was called, and play continued.
In the 44
th minute,
Matt Miller came in on a rush down the right side, but his shot from 10 yards sailed wide of goal.
Fordham continued fighting hard to find the equalizer in the second half, as the Rams had four corner kicks and seven shots in the period, but could not convert any of those chances.
Ross Willox
Columbia goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira made three stops for his first shutout of the season, while Fordham's
Rashid Nuhu also had three saves.
The Fordham men's soccer team will next be in action on Friday, September 8
th, when the Rams travel to Lafayette for a 7:00 PM contest.
