Bronx, N.Y. – (September 17, 2021) – The Fordham men's soccer team begins conference play on Saturday night, as the Rams travel to Philadelphia for an Atlantic 10 showdown with the La Salle Explorers at McCarthy Stadium.
Fordham (1-4-1) will look to continue their winning ways against the Explorers, having won seven straight over La Salle, including the last four in Philadelphia. La Salle enters the match at 2-4-0 on the season, following a 3-2 loss to LIU on Wednesday.
GAME COVERAGE:
Saturday – Fordham at La Salle – 7:00 PM –
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SERIES HISTORY: Saturday will be the 35
th all-time meeting between the Rams and the Explorers with La Salle, holding a slight edge in the all-time series at 16-15-3. However, the Rams have dominated the series in recent years, recording seven straight wins over La Salle. The Explorers' last win in the series came in 2013. Last season, the two teams played in Philadelphia with Fordham coming away with a 2-0 win on goals by
Galen Flynn and
Florian Deletioglu.
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LAST TIME OUT: Manhattan's Oswald Annang scored in the 59
th minute, as the lone goal of the match, as the Jaspers recorded a 1-0 win over the Fordham Rams in the Battle of the Bronx at Gaelic Park.
Fordham had multiple chances to get on the board in the first half, which began with the Rams being awarded a penalty kick in the 20
th minute.
Matt Sloan took the penalty, but Manhattan goalkeeper Danny DiMarco got a hand on the kick and knocked it away.
In the 26
th minute, a shot by Fordham's
Galen Flynn went off the crossbar, while in the 33
rd minute,
Sebastian Fabrin rifled a shot to the right side that DiMarco made the save with
Luke McNamara having another a shot moments later that glanced off the right post.
The second half continued without a goal until the 59
th minute, when a cross from Brandon Joseph-Buadi found a sliding Oswald Annang in the center of the box. Annang was just able to deflect the ball up and under the crossbar for the goal, his third of the season.
The Rams totaled nine shots the rest of the game, but only one by
Luca Fava in the 85
th minute was on goal, forcing DiMarco to make a save. He finished with four saves in the match for the Jaspers to record the shutout.
WHO'S NEXT: Following the La Salle match, the Rams continue their road schedule at Rider on Wednesday, September 22
nd, before returning home to Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, September 25
th, for a match against George Washington.
