Langhorne, PA (September 28) – Fifth-year forward
Sam Allington (London, England) knocked in the game-winning goal at the 73:27 mark to lift the FDU-Florham men's soccer team past Cairn, 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
Records: FDU-Florham (4-2-2); Cairn (3-5-2)
Location: Langhorne, PA (G. Patrick Stillman Athletic Complex)
FDU Goal Scorers: Oliver Trujillo (1),
Irfan Kermalli (4),
Sam Allington (1)
The Highlanders scored the only goal of the first half in the first eight minutes of the contest to take the 1-0 lead.
FDU scored quickly within the first five minutes of the second half as first-year midfielder
Mattia Assante Di Cupillo (Toms River, NJ) set up senior midfielder
Oliver Trujillo (Bridgewater, NJ) to tie the contest, 1-1.
Cairn retook the lead at the 55:44 mark but was answered by FDU at the 63:17 mark as a goal-kick from graduate goalkeeper
Tiernan Grey (Staten Island, NY) connected with Allington, who headed the ball into position for sophomore midfielder
Irfan Kermalli (Parsippany, NJ) to float a shot over the goalkeeper to even the contest, 2-2.
Allington's game-winner was his first goal of the season and was assisted by first-year midfielder
Diego Trujillo (Bridgewater, NJ) to give the Devils the 3-2 victory.
Graduate goalkeeper
Tiernan Grey (Staten Island, NY) notched nine saves during the contest.
The Devils will honor its senior class prior to matchup with Valley Forge Saturday, October 1
, at 1:00 pm.
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