Cornell Tops Males’s Soccer at Rhodes Discipline, 2-1

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania males’s soccer group dropped its match to Cornell on Saturday night time, falling 2-1 at Rhodes.
 
After a scoreless tie at halftime, Cornell netted two targets handy Penn its first Ivy League lack of 2025 off a 2-1 tally.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Marco Bottene scored Penn’s sole purpose within the contest.
 
*Keeper Phillip Falcon III tied his career-high six stops in tonight’s battle.
 
*Cornell outscored Penn in photographs on purpose 8-3.
 
*Connor Dawson, Falcon, Malachi Neal, and Oliver Pratt docked the total 90 minutes on the pitch.
 
*Jack-Ryan Jeremiah made his return from harm within the match.
 
How It Happened
The Ivy League battle began tense, with three fouls handed out. The first shot was not recorded till the thirteenth minute when Aiden Frick slammed one in direction of keeper Ryan Friedberg, nevertheless it was blocked earlier than it might do any injury. Cornell tried to ramp up the power within the twenty third minute as Blake Donahue tried to move on in off a nook that Falcon pushed away, adopted instantly by a shot from Connor Miller that went above the crossbar.
 
The Big Red tried to interrupt the scoreless tie within the last two minutes of the half, as Cornell recorded 4 photographs on purpose from Giorgos Diakos and Kasper Wollstein, however junior Falcon stopped all of them to maintain the sport even heading into the break.
 
Both offenses have been quiet to open the second as the primary photographs weren’t registered till the 57th minute when junior Neal headed one which went vast, adopted instantly by a blocked shot from Cornell’s Donahue. The Big Red broke the scoreless tie within the 62nd minute, as Sergio Zapata slammed one which hit the crossbar, permitting Connor Miller to scrub as much as push Cornell forward 1-0. Adam Schaban nearly doubled the lead for Cornell a couple of minutes later, however keeper Falcon scooped it up earlier than it might hit the again of the online.
 
The Quakers have been awarded two corners within the 69th and seventieth minutes off blocked photographs from Pratt and Bottene, however the Big Red’s defenders knocked the ball away earlier than something might come from the nook kicks.
 
Cornell utilized stress on the Quaker protection between the 73rd and seventy fifth minutes, as Daniel Samways, Sam Latona, and Aidan Martin all tried photographs that have been misdirected earlier than they might attain the purpose. Directly after Martin’s shot, sophomore Bottene tried to even the battle, however keeper Friedberg scooped up the ball earlier than it might go him.
 
The Big Red doubled their lead within the 83rd minute as Wollstein slammed one previous Falcon. The Quakers tried to fireplace issues up as defender Neal tallied a shot that Friedberg saved 4 minutes later. Midfielder Bottene reduce the lead within the final minute, nevertheless it was sadly too late for a comeback as time and the sport expired with a 2-1 last rating.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (6-3-4, 1-1-2 Ivy League) hit the highway subsequent weekend, heading to Dartmouth for a 7 p.m. matchup in New England.
 

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