BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Hartford men's soccer team fell on the road to LIU this afternoon. With the result, the Hawks move to 0-8 on the season while the Sharks improve to 6-2.
LIU 5, HARTFORD 0
The match started as a battle of the midfield, with neither team generating a great offensive opportunity. However, the host Sharks would break the deadlock in the 14th minute. Hartford would waste little time trying to find the equalizer as
Mevlan Lebiti rifled a shot on net, but his effort was well saved by the LIU goalkeeper. LIU would look to add onto its lead late in the first half, utilizing a through ball. With a one-on-one chance, Jack Merrill made an outstanding defensive play to slow down the LIU attacker before
Rotem Fadida made a great point-blank save to keep the Sharks off the board. The hosts though, would enter the halftime break up, 1-0.
The Sharks would carry the momentum into the second half, scoring four more goals to take home a 5-0 victory.
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Hartford remains in the Empire State, traveling to Binghamton to face the Bearcats on Tuesday, September 27. Kickoff from Vestal, N.Y., is set for 7 p.m.
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