Bronx, N.Y. – (October 1, 2022) – Fordham's
Jakob Gesien scored the game-tying goal in the 89
th minute, as the Rams finished with a 2-2 draw against the Massachusetts Minutemen in men's soccer action on Saturday night at Jack Coffey Field.
With the draw, Fordham extended its unbeaten streak to nine contests, moving to 3-1-6 overall, 1-0-2 in the Atlantic 10, while UMass is now 5-0-5 overall, 0-0-3 in the league.
The Minutemen struck first in the eighth minute, as Andrew Ortiz collected a deflection and found Evan Fournier for a shot to the upper right corner for his third goal of the season.
Fordham tied the match at one in the 30
th minute, as the play began with a long punt forward by
Demetri Skoumbakis. The punt bounced once with
Florian Deletioglu giving a quick head flick to put
Daniel Espeleta in on a breakaway. Espeleta slotted the shot past the keeper for his second goal in as many games.
The score remained tied until the Minutemen went back in front in the 75
th minute. Fournier put forward a lead pass to Shizu Yohena, who blasted a bullet under the crossbar from 25 yards for his second tally of the year.
Daniel Espeleta
The Rams pressed to get the equalizer and were rewarded in the 89
th minute. The ball was played toward the net and deflected out by a UMass defender to the top of the box.
Jakob Gesien got to the loose ball and fired a shot off the left post. The ball went across the line and hit the right post and just got over the line to knot the game at two. It was Gesien's first goal as a Ram.
In net, both Skoumbakis and UMass' Matt Zambetti had four saves for their respective teams.
The Fordham men's soccer team will next be in action on Wednesday, October 5
th, for a 7:00 PM match at Davidson.
