LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Sept. 14, 2022) - After coming up empty in the first 45 minutes, Georgian Court Men's Soccer dominated the second half, scoring five unanswered goals en route to a 5-1 win Wednesday afternoon against Goldey-Beacom.
Four Lions scored goals with
Logan Romero netting a pair. GCU also saw four others add assists.
How it Happened
• Georgian Court controlled play throughout the game, despite the scoreless first half. They put up 27 total shots, 12 coming on net. The Lightning also peppered the goal with 19 shots and 10 coming on goal.
• Even though the Lions were the ones in the offensive end most of the game, it was Goldey-Beacom with more opportunities on set pieces. They had 12 corner kicks to the Lions six. The fouls were nearly equal at 8-7, Lightning.
• The Lions got the first three shots of the match, all coming in the first seven minutes. GBC goalkeeper Lucas Rinaldi was forced to make two saves.
• Goldey-Beacom had their own chances to get ahead early. They put two shots on net which
Sotirios Gkosdis was up to stopping and had three consecutive corner kicks, but nothing came from the opportunities.
• The opportunities continued to come in waves for each team. After the GBC rush, Georgian Court had four shots and a corner kick in a five minute span, but couldn't put one past Rinaldi who made another stop.
• Late in the half, after a GCU header was blocked, Andres Osorio started a transition with a pass to Patrick Short who took it at midfield and did the rest, scoring the first goal of the game in the 42nd minute.
• The Lions nearly tied it on a shot from
Mathias Madersbacher with under two to play in the half, but Rinaldi stymied him and GBC took a 1-0 lead into the break.
• Half number two, was all Georgian Court. The floodgates finally opened up as they poured in five goals in the first 31 minutes and scored three in a three minute span.
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Logan Romero tied things with an assist from
Francisco Corral in the 49th minute and 38 seconds later put in another goal, this time coming from Madersbacher and
Joseph Ficarotta.
• Just over two minutes after Romero's second goal, Corral found the back of the net after a feed from Madersbacher, his second helper of the match, and the rout was on.
• Ficarotta added a goal in the 60th minute and
Brandon Sogness took a chip from
Oscar Jannesson at midfield and beat the keeper for the final tally.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Logan Romero scored two goals on two shots, 38 seconds apart.
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Mathias Madersbacher helped out with two assists and a shot on net.
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Francisco Corral scored three points with a goal and an assist.
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Brandon Sogness scored one goal on two shots.
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Joseph Ficarotta added a goal and an assist on four shots.
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Sotirios Gkosdis made nine saves for GCU in net.
For the Lightning
• Patrick Short scored the lone Lightning goal.
• Andres Osorio added the assist on the goal.
• Oliver Person connected for six shots, four on net.
• Sincere Kato had three shots, two reaching the goal.
News and Notes
• The Lions five goals are a season-best.
• The last time GCU scored five or more goals in a match was against Saturday's opponent, Caldwell, last season on homecoming.
• Romero's two goals give him the Lions first two-goal game of the season.
• With his two assists today, Madersbacher is now the team leader in helpers.
• The goals from Ficarotta is the first of his GCU career.
• Gkosdis' nine saves are also a season-best.
• The Lions 27 shots are by far a season-best surpassing their previous high of 11. Their 12 shots on goal surpass the previous best of six.
Up Next
• The Lions look to make it a 2-0 week Saturday, when they take on Caldwell on the road. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
