Fabian Amhof NHU
Fabian Amhof
2
Concord CON (15-3-3, 11-1-2)
2
New Haven NEW (12-4-4, 5-2-2)
Concord CON
(15-3-3, 11-1-2)
2
Final
2
New Haven NEW
(12-4-4, 5-2-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 F
Concord CON 1 1 0 0 0 2
New Haven NEW 1 1 0 0 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Concord Survives and Advances in Penalty Shootout Win over New Haven

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Concord University men's soccer team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament Friday evening by outlasting New Haven in penalty kicks, 4-2, at the Welch Athletic Complex.

The teams went to penalty kicks after playing to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes of regulation and two, 10-minute overtime segments.

The Mountain Lions now face Super Region One's top seed Charleston 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Welch Athletic Complex. It will be the fourth meeting between the teams this year.

New Haven (12-4-4) connected on its first penalty kick to go up 1-0 before sophomore forward Syrus Conolly hit CU's first penalty. The Chargers' next penalty kicker missed the target high, setting the stage for senior forward Fabian Amhof to sneak his try underneath the crossbar to give Concord (15-3-3) a 2-1 edge.

In the third round, both teams were successful with senior midfielder Raheem Baptiste converting his try to keep the Mountain Lions ahead 3-2 after three rounds. Concord caught another break in the fourth round when UNH's taker hit the cross bar.

Junior defender Julian Correa clinched the win for CU with a penalty to the low left corner.

As far as the goal scoring in regulation went, Amhof gave Concord the first lead of the game with a 38th-minute strike on an assist from junior midfielder Malher Santi Possu. New Haven answered with a goal in the 41st minute to tie the game at halftime.

The Chargers, then, came out strong in the second half as they needed just 33 seconds to take their first lead of the game.

The 2-1 deficit stayed until the 71st minute.

After Possu drew a foul two yards outside the penalty area, junior forward Richard Henry stepped up and fired his free kick into the left side of the net to knot the game at 2-2.

There were no shortages of chances in the game. The sides combined for 42 total shots in the contest. The Mountain Lions took 23 shots with eight on goal. Henry tallied six shots while Possu added five shots. The duo combined for six shots on goal.

Junior goalkeeper Nathan Scargill registered a career-best nine saves in the game.
 
 
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