Men's Soccer Pushes Past CSI, 4-1
Staten Island, N.Y. (10/17/07) - Kean University scored
three goals in the first half on their way to their second straight
win by defeating the College of Staten Island, 4-1, Wednesday
afternoon.
The Cougars wasted no time and put a goal up on the scoreboard
as Edgar Chavez' (Bridgewater, N.J.) header
off of a misplayed rebound started things off at the 2:35 minute
mark, giving Kean a 1-0 lead. Only five minutes later, Kean struck
again when Konrad Kruczek (Clifton, N.J.) forced a
CSI turnover and went one-on-one with CSI keeper Ronaldo Btesh,
burying a ball into the twine to stake the Cougars to a 2-0 lead.
Kean's Brian Yaringano (Bergenfield, N.J.)
scored the last goal of the half with seven minutes to go off of an
Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) crossing
pass, giving KU a 3-0 lead at intermission.
Wasting no time in the second stanza, the Cougars got on the board
when a Jeff Fisher (Lawrence, N.J.) throw-in
grazed off the head of Thomas Fink (Hamilton,
N.J.), and Paulo Brandao (Rahway, N.J.)
finished with a header of his own to give Kean a 4-0
advantage. With 1:26 remaining, CSI's Jason Ribeiro spoiled
the shutout by hammering home a Francesco Sciortino lead pass to
put CSI on the board, 4-1.
Kean outshot CSI 19-10 and earned a 5-2 edge on corner
kicks. The Cougars used three goalkeepers in the
contest. Kyle Crego (Ocean City, N.J.)
stopped a pair of CSI shots in the first period, earning the win,
while Oquendo tallied three saves. Jeff Soares (Ocean
Township, N.J.) allowed the lone CSI goal in 11:45 of
action. CSI's Btesh made 9 stops in the loss.
Kean returns home for their homecoming match on Saturday,
October 20th, taking on Rowan University at 7:30 p.m.
