Donovan notches second career
multiple-goal game
Preber picked up an assist in Thursday's season opener at
Post.
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WATERBURY, Conn. (September
4, 2014) – Sophomore forward Dallas Donovan
(South Yarmouth, Mass.) scored twice on Thursday afternoon
for the Franklin Pierce University men's soccer team, but an
88th-minute goal was the difference, as No. 24 nationally ranked
Post picked up a 4-3, season-opening win in non-conference play at
LaMoy Field. Junior forward Raphael Moura scored twice, including
the late game-winner, in the win for Post.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce
opens the season at 0-1-0 (0-0-0 Northeast-10), while Post improves
to 1-0-0 (0-0-0 Northeast-10).
Post jumped out to a 2-0 lead in
the first quarter-hour on Thursday, with goals in the 11th and 14th
minutes. Junior midfielder Gustavo Ferreira opened the scoring
10:36 into the first half, when he headed home a ricochet in the
aftermath of a corner kick. Junior forward Francisco Sastre sent
the ball into the box, where it deflected off of senior midfielder
Henry Ipina and wound up on the head of Ferreira, who put it away.
Three minutes later, Sastre had his shot turned aside by sophomore
goalkeeper Aidan Abolfazli
(Worcester, Mass.), but junior forward Tiago Martins
cleaned up the rebound with a header to the back of the net to make
it 2-0.
Franklin Pierce got on the board in
the 25th minute on Donovan's first of the game. Donovan headed the
ball into the top-right corner to finish off a cross from the right
side by graduate student midfielder Bruno Fati (Brussels,
Belgium).
Post reclaimed the two-goal lead in
the 27th minute on an unassisted goal by junior forward Raphael
Moura.
The Eagles held the 3-1 lead into
the second half, before Franklin Pierce rallied to draw level at
3-3 with goals in the 52nd and 75th minutes. First, junior
midfielder Lorris Cortijo
(Paris, France) served a corner kick into the box and
sophomore midfielder Casey Schehl (Bedford,
N.H.) headed it home for his first career goal. Later,
Donovan put home the rebound for his second of the night after a
shot by junior forward Marius Preber
(Jessheim, Norway) was turned aside. For Donovan, it was
his second career multiple-goal game.
With the game even and time winding
down, Moura found the game-winner, his second of the afternoon, on
a long-range shot from outside the penalty area. Martins picked up
the assist on the play.
Franklin Pierce held a 14-11
advantage in shot attempts, including 10-4 in the second half, as
well as a 10-9 edge in shots on goal. Abolfazli made five saves and
suffered the loss (0-1-0) in front of the net for Franklin Pierce.
At the other end of the field, sophomore goalkeeper Serigne Baba
Gaye played the first 51:23 for Post, made two saves against four
shots on goal and did not factor in the decision. Sophomore Jon
Hanlon logged the final 38:37, made five saves against six shots
and picked up the win (1-0-0).
The Ravens return to the field on
Saturday, Sept. 6, when they host Bridgeport in a non-conference
contest for their first home game. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at
Sodexo Field in Rindge.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin
Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be
sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics'
official Facebook page
(http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel
(http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed
(http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase
Franklin Pierce men's soccer apparel can do so at the Department of
Athletics' online store
(http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store).
