WATERBURY, Conn. (Sept. 30, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Soccer went on the road against two-time defending CACC Champions Post. The Lions and Eagles were scoreless through 45 minutes, but No. 17 Post scored three times in the second half to go on to a 3-0 win. The loss puts the Lions at 2-4-2 and 1-2-1 in the CACC.

How it Happened
• Post was in control with possession for 67% of the match.
• The Eagles totaled 15 shots with eight on target. The Lions didn't get their first shot off until the second half and totaled just four shots, one on target.
• Foul numbers were even. Post was called for 10 and the Lions nine. GCU was also called for three yellow cards while Post was booked for one.
• It took more than 15 minutes for the game's first shot. Fabio Krissler made a save on Aritz Uriate in the 17th minute.
• The two teams were tearing up the middle of the field for much of the half.
• Nearing the end of the first, Krissler made consecutive saves on Omar Florindo and Uriate to keep the game scoreless.
• GCU had a chance in the closing minutes. They had a corner kick opportunity which was cleared out. But when attempting to reenter the offensive zone the Lions were called for offsides as the half ended.
• There was much more action in the second half, unfortunately it was still being played in the Lions defensive zone.
• Post was peppering the net with shot attempts. Krissler made one save, but in the 60th minute the Eagles finally broke through. Uriate scored with assists from Florindo and Francisco Sousa giving Post a 1-0 lead.
• The Lions kept it a one-goal game for a while, but were unable to generate much offensively. In the final 10 minutes, Post scored twice more to seal the win with Deni Iljazi scoring each time. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Fabio Krissler made five saves on eight shots on net.
• Cherif Tammar had the Lions only shot on goal.
• Joseph Ficarotta, Jonathan Svelland and Oscar Jannesson each took one shot.

For the Eagles
• Deni Iljazi played just 13 minutes off the bench and scored twice.
• Aritz Uriate scored a goal on seven shots, four on target.
• Soren Jensen gets the shutout win making just one save.

News and Notes
• Fabio Krissler made his 20th save. 
• Mathias Madersbacher played his 40th career game. 
• Ryan Lee surpassed 2,000 career minutes played. 
• All-time against Post, GCU falls to 1-11-1. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court has an early afternoon game scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Saint Thomas Aquinas with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.