Bronx, N.Y. – After a late Saturday night game in St. Louis, the Fordham men's soccer squad returned to the Bronx tonight to face a well-rested Hofstra squad, a team that hadn't played in ten days. And if the fatigue wasn't enough of an obstacle, the Rams had to play a man down for the final 36 minutes due to a red card. That combination did the Rams in as Fordham fell to the Pride, 5-1, at Moglia Stadium.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 7-4-3 while Hofstra improves to 10-4.
How it Happened
• Fordham took a 1-0 lead when
Bennett Leitner collected a loose ball and dribbled across the top of the box before getting off a blast that beat Hofstra keeper Gino Cervoni to the left.
• The Pride responded to tie things up on a penalty kick goal from Daniel Burko in the 43rd minute.
• After Fordham went down a man, the Pride went up 2-1 on Laurie Goddard's 59th-minute goal.
• Hofstra made it a 3-1 game with a 69th-minute goal from Burko, and increased its advantage to 4-1 on a goal in the 78th minute.
Game Notes
• The goal was Leitner's third goal of the season.
• Fordham keeper
Tristan Stephani recorded a career-high 13 saves.
What's Next?
• The Rams conclude nonconference play by traveling into Manhattan to face the Columbia University Lions at Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m.
• It will be the 35th meeting between Fordham and Columbia on the pitch.
• The Lions lead the all-time series, 19-10-5.
• The two teams were schedule to play last year but the game was cancelled.
• Columbia took the most recent meeting, 1-0, at Columbia in 2019.
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