NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., October 11, 2022 – Playing the final regular-season contest of the 2022 campaign, the No. 3-ranked Monroe College Mustangs men's soccer team defeated Lancaster Elite, 6-0, Tuesday evening at Skidelsky Field. The Mustangs wrap up the regular season with a 9-0-2 record after Tuesday's victory.
After just missing on a few strong chances throughout the first half, the Mustangs finally broke through in the 39th minute.
Felipe Jaime Arruda crossed one down the goal line to
Nils Friebe, who easily redirected it into the goal to put the Mustangs on top, 1-0. Monroe held that lead into the halftime break.
In the 67th minute, the Mustangs got on the board again. Arruda took it up the field himself, broke into the box and beat the keeper to put the Mustangs up, 2-0. They did it again just a few minutes later when
Adam Yousfi set up
Bruno Rosa for a score in the 72nd minute, pushing the Mustangs' lead to 3-0. Yousfi potted one just two minutes later off a short pass from
Paul Ludwig in the box to make it a four-goal advantage for Monroe at 74'.
Igor Souza got in on the action in the 81st minute after tipping in a cross from
Panashe Makokowe to make it a 5-0 lead for Monroe. Souza scored again 43 seconds later after giving a short pass from
Joao Costa a little extra push over the line to make it a six-goal affair.
Hyeongjun Choi made one save without allowing a goal to earn the win and improve to 2-0-1 on the season.
Johan Rodriguez finished up the final 23:40 for Monroe, but did not face a shot in the game. Jerjer Gibson made nine saves for Lancaster Elite, but allowed all six goals.
Souza's two late goals made him the scoring leader in Tuesday's match. Yousfi and Arruda each had a goal and an assist for a three-point night. The Mustangs outshot their opponent, 32-1, including a 15-1 edge in shots on goal. 15 of the game's 16 corner kicks came from Monroe as well.
The Mustangs' next game will be the Region 3/15 Championship against Monroe Community College on Saturday, Oct. 22. The location and time of the region championship game are yet to be announced.
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well the Monroe College marching band and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 11 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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