Amherst, Mass. – (October 12, 2019) – Fordham's
Sameer Fathazada netted the lone goal of the contest, while the Fordham defense gave up only two shots on goal, as the Rams shut out the Massachusetts Minutemen, 1-0, at Rudd Field in Amherst, Mass.
With the win, Fordham improved to 3-1 in the Atlantic 10, 4-8-1 overall, while UMass fell to 0-4 in the league, 4-8-0 on the year.
The Rams seemed in control from the start, got the lone goal of the contest in the 12
th minute. After a foul call against the Minutemen,
Sameer Fathazada lined off a free kick from 25 yards and beat the goalkeeper inside the post for his second of the season.
Tomer Zloczower
The Fordham defense and goalkeeper
Konstantin Weis were able to make that one goal hold up, limiting the Minutemen to only two shots on goal for the game. Weis came up with a pair of saves, and was involved in a number of scoring changes in other fashions, either punching the ball out of the box or catching a cross on a Massachusetts opportunity.
Fathazada and
Tomer Zloczower each had three shots to lead the offense for the Rams.
The Fordham men's soccer team will next be in action on Saturday, October 19
th, when the Rams host Saint Joseph's at Jack Coffey Field, beginning at 7:00 PM.
