St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – If today's Atlantic 10 men's soccer match between Fordham and St. Bonaventure were a prize fight, it would have featured two combatants who, upon hearing the bell, immediately started trading punches. For the first 30 minutes of today's match, there were four goals scored and one red card given before things settled down and the Rams settled for a 2-2 draw with the Bonnies at the Tom 80' and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex.
With the tie, Fordham stands at 4-4-2 overall, 2-0-1 in the Atlantic 10, while St. Bonaventure is now 3-4-3 overall, 1-1-1 in the conference.
The exchange of knocks started early as
Jason Hsu was called for a red card after a foul in the box a little over a minute into the match. The Bonnies took advantage of the call, scoring on the ensuing penalty kick for a 1-0 lead.
More importantly, the red card meant the Rams would play a man down for the rest of the match.
The Rams came back 20 minutes later when a
Nico Linares shot was saved by the St. Bonaventure keeper but
Sam Delgado jumped on the re bound and buried it from ten years to tie the score at one.
About seven minutes later, in the 29
th minute, the Rams took a 2-1 lead as
Bruno Cellerino looped a pass into the box for Delgado, who deflated it over the Bonnies keeper to the far side for his second goal if the game.
The lead didn't last long as St. Bonaventure got the equalizer less than a minute later.
But the Rams held firm in the second half, despite being outshot 9-2 over the final 45 minutes.
Notes
• The goals were Delgado's second and third of the season, tying him with Cellerino for the team lead.
• Senior keeper
Leo Perelman made six saves in the Fordham goal.
• This was the 25th meeting between the Rams and the Bonnies.
• Fordham leads the all-time series, which started in 1995, 16-5-4.
• The Rams are unbeaten in their last ten meetings with St. Bonaventure (8-0-2).
What's Next?
• The Rams continue their Atlantic 10 season on Wednesday, October 7, when they host the Saint Louis University Billikens at Moglia Stadium at 7:00 p.m.
• It will be the 20th meeting between the Rams and the Billikens.
• Saint Louis leads the all-time series, which started in 2006, 11-6-2.
• The Billikens took last year's meeting, 3-2, in St. Louis.
• The last Fordham win came in the 2021 spring season, a 2-1 win in the Atlantic 10 championship semifinals.
