Center Valley, PA (October 21) - The FDU-Florham men's soccer team faced DeSales in a Saturday afternoon MAC Freedom matchup and walked away with a 1-1 draw.
Records: FDU-Florham (8-2-5, 0-2-3 MAC Freedom); DeSales (5-5-4, 1-1-3 MAC Freedom)
Location: Soccer Field (Center Valley, PA)
FDU Goal Scorers: Jason Balbuena (2)
The first half of today's match produced no score but many shot opportunities as FDU-Florham recorded five shots and DeSales add three shots of their own.
It was not until the second half when a goal was added to the scoreboard, but by DeSales. Just under two minutes into the second half, Bulldog Jason Trivisonno netted his first goal of the season to give DeSales the 1-0 led.
FDU-Florham made a effort to score the equalizing goal as they recorded three shots in the second half.
In the final minute of match,
Oliver Trujillo (Bridgewater, NJ) found First year
Jason Balbuena (Ramsey, NJ) for the game tying goal and the first year's second goal of the season.
With the match ending in a 1-1 draw, the Devils found themselves with their fifth tie of the season and their third in MAC Freedom play.
Graduate Student Anthony Petrucci (West Orange, NJ) found the ball in his gloves for three saves in today's match.
FDU-Florham's will host King's on Tuesday, October 24, at 7pm for it's next MAC Freedom matchup.
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