Davidson, N.C. – (October 20, 2018) – Making their third trip to Davidson in the last four seasons, the Fordham men's soccer team continued to make Alumni Soccer Stadium feel like a second home, as the Rams topped the Wildcats, 2-0, on Saturday night in Davidson, N.C.
Fordham has now played five total games at Davidson, three of which came in the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship, and remained clean, posting five shutouts.
With the win, Fordham improved to 7-3-4 on the year, 3-2-1 in the Atlantic 10, while Davidson fell to 8-5-1 overall, 4-1-1 in the league.
After a scoreless first half, the Rams struck the scoreboard first in the 61
st minute. After a foul, Fordham's
Janos Loebe lined up a free kick from about 24 yards on the left side and drilled a line shot off the right post and into the goal for his fifth of the season. With the goal, Loebe reached 20 points scored for the third consecutive season, and moved into eighth on Fordham's goal scored list (24), as well as fifth in points, tying Ifeatu Oute (1970-72) at 78.
Janos Loebe continued his upward movement
in the Rams' record book on Saturday.
Just nine minutes later, the Rams struck for another goal and a 2-0 lead.
Jack Sluys got the ball on the run to the end line. He put a cross along the ground from the right side that was touched by
Johannes Pieles, and knocked into the goal by
Sameer Fathazada. It was his fourth goal of the season.
The Rams then held off the Wildcats over the final 20 minutes for the 2-0 win. Fordham goalkeeper
Rashid Nuhu made two saves in goal for this fifth shutout of the season and the 29
th of his career.
The Fordham men's soccer team will next be in action on Saturday, October 27
th, when the Rams travel to La Salle for a pivotal Atlantic 10 match-up. Game time is set for 6:00 PM, which is a change from the original schedule.
