Falcons Topped By Panthers, 1-0

Jaramillo stops 16 shots for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men's soccer suffered a tough 1-0 setback to the Panthers of Plymouth State University this evening in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 0, Plymouth State 1
Records: Fitchburg State (1-12-0, 1-4-0 MASCAC | Plymouth State 3-9, 1-6 LEC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State nearly opened the scoring midway through the first half when freshman Fabian Mendoza-Toledo (Springfield, Va.) put a point blank shot on target, but Plymouth State keeper Nicholas Cornejo (Durham, N.H.) turned the shot aside.

Plymouth State's best scoring opportunity of the frame occurred in the 43rd minute of play as freshman August Westerholm (Stockholm, Sweden) fired a shot only to have Falcon netminder Sebastian Jaramillo (Dracut, Mass.) make the save to preserve the 0-0 stalemate, going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Panthers took the lead at the 66:28 mark with freshman Nolan McMann (Millville, Mass.) settling a feed from sophomore Falsal Abdallah (Concord, N.H.) and deposited the ball inside the left post for his first collegiate goal to make the score 1-0.

The Falcons cut into the deficit in the 56th minute of play as junior Joshua Atemkeng (Peabody, Mass.) settle a loose ball off a rebounded shot from freshman Joseph Haggerty (North Billerica, Mass.) and proceeded to deposit his shot into the lower left corner for his first tally of the year to make the score 2-1.

Inside the Numbers

• This evening's contest marked the 5th meeting between Fitchburg State and Plymouth State on the pitch with the Falcons 2-2 all-time when taking on the Panthers
• Plymouth State finished with a 24-15 advantage in shots, while also holding a 4-0 edge in corner kicks
• Jaramillo made 16 saves for the Falcons
• Cornejo stopped four shots for the Corsairs

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they travel to Westfield State for a MASCAC matchup with the Owls, starting at 12:00 PM. Panthers will host the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State on the same date in LEC action at 3:30 PM.