Geneva Hands Men's Soccer First Loss

The Geneva men’s soccer team scored three goals, two for them and one for Penn State Behrend to collect a 2-1 win in non-conference action on Wednesday night.  

Geneva Hands Men's Soccer First Loss
September 21, 2022
Box Score

ERIE, Pa. – The Geneva men's soccer team scored three goals, two for them and one for Penn State Behrend to collect a 2-1 win in non-conference action on Wednesday night.  

Final Score: Geneva 2, Behrend 1
Records: Behrend (3-1-3), Geneva (3-2-3)

Key Moments

* The Golden Tornadoes only registered four shots, including two for goals to hand the Lions their first loss of the season
* Antonio Fiordilino made it a 1-0 game with a header goal off a cross from Kyle Lapoure in the 17th minute
* Fiordilino capitalized on Geneva's first shot of the game
* In the 61st minute, a Golden Tornadoes defender tried to clear the ball out and it went behind the goalie Gabe Kemp to knot the game at 1-all
* Jeremy Thompson scored the game winner at the 70:39 mark off a double assist
* George Cottenden sent the ball into the box and Caleb Thompson was there to head it to J. Thompson for the one-touch shot that barely got past goalkeeper Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere)
* York only needed to make one save in the 90 minutes
* Behrend had a one-player advantage for the final 15 minutes of the game, but could not get the equalizer

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Marietta. Game time is set for 4 p.m.