Mount Saint Vincent - 2, Farmingdale State -1
Riverdale, N.Y. - Mount Saint Vincent freshman midfielder Carlos Romero (Mesquite, Texas) scored twice to lead the Dolphins past Farmingdale State, 2-1, on Saturday. The FSC men's soccer team dropped to 7-5-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the Skyline, while CMSV improved to 9-1-2, 6-1-1.
After trading shots on goal in the first 30 minutes, Romero scored his first of the game off the feed from freshman midfielder Ruben Collazos (White Plains, N.Y.). Collazos deked a defender before passing the ball to Romero who buried the goal.
The game remained 1-0 until the 73rd minute in the second half, when Romero scored from senior defender Luciano Cirelli (Gambatesa, Italy) to put the Dolphins on top, 2-0.
At 79:30, Rams' senior midfielder Carlos Rivera (Huntington, N.Y.) cut the deficit in half when he scored on a penalty kick.
In the final 5:35, Farmingdale State attempted three shots, but each were wide of the net as Mount Saint Vincent went on for the 2-1 win.
FSC sophomore goalkeeper Justin Silva (Bellrose, N.Y.) (L, 6-4-1) had two saves, while sophomore Joel Luna (San Diego, Calif.) (W, 8-1-2) stopped six shots for CMSV.
The Rams next will travel to Purchase College for a Skyline game on Wednesday, October 20th at 7:00 p.m.
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