Men’s Soccer Finishes with 2-2 Draw Against URI

Bronx, N.Y. – (March 27, 2021) – It's always an interesting affair when the men's soccer teams from Fordham and Rhode Island get together for Atlantic 10 play.  It was no different on Saturday at Jack Coffey Field, as the Battle of the Rams truly was a battle which ended in a 2-2 draw.
 
The tightly fought contest was clearly shown in the box score as close to 60 fouls were called and 14 cards were distributed.
 
The game started out in favor of Rhode Island, as URI scored in the fourth minute on a free kick by Artan Brovina from the top left side of the box, as his shot ricocheted off the right post and into the net for his first goal of the year.
 
Rhode Island went up 2-0 in the 21^st minute, as Patrick Agyemang made a long run into the Fordham end and slid a pass left for Hugo Guerra, who knocked in his second marker of the season.
 

The momentum then shifted in Fordham's favor right before the half in the 43^rd minute.  Galen Flynn took a free kick from just left of the box, lifting a perfect cross that found the head of Luke McNamara for his first tally of the year, making it 2-1.
 
Then in the 50^th minute, McNamara capitalized again on a loose ball off a deflection.  The Rhode Island goalkeeper could not grab the loose ball, and McNamara pounded the ball into the net for his second goal of the game.  It marked his second career multi-goal game.
 
From there, the intensity of the game flared on multiple occasions, but each goalkeeper held strong and did not allow a go-ahead goal.  Fordham's Josh Levine made five saves, none bigger than a leaping punch over the crossbar on a shot by Guerra in the 56^th minute.  Rhode Island's Andrew Kempe ended the match with four saves, two of which came in the second overtime period after URI was down two players due to red cards.
 
With the draw, Fordham moves to 3-0-1 on the year, 1-0-1 in the Atlantic 10, while Rhode Island is now 1-2-1 overall, 0-1-1 in the league.
 
Fordham will next be in action on Tuesday, March 30^th, when the team heads to La Salle for a 7:00 PM match.