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Jack LaBroad
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Jack LaBroad
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New England Col. NEC (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner Plymouth St. PSU (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
New England Col. NEC
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Plymouth St. PSU
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New England Col. NEC 1 0 1
Plymouth St. PSU 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Drops Season Opener to Panthers

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The New England College men's soccer team suffered a narrow 2-1 loss to Plymouth State University on Friday afternoon at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in non-conference action. 

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 1, Plymouth State 2 
Records: Pilgrims 0-1 | 1-0 Panthers 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • In the 10th minute, an NEC turnover at midfield would immediately turn into a transition opportunity for Plymouth State, and senior forward Faisal Abdallah (Accra, Ghana) would receive a pass from sophomore defender Hunter Holland (Hampton, N.H.), beat the keeper, and put the Panthers up 1-0. 
  • The Pilgrims would look to score the equalizer in the 40th minute after a foul set up an NEC free kick about 30 yards from the opposition's net. Junior outside back Patrick Tewksbury (Londonderry, N.H.) would place the free kick perfectly in the center of the box and sophomore midfielder Jack LaBroad (East Kingston, N.H.) would flick a header past the PSU goalkeeper for his first career goal and tie the game up at 1-1. 
  • Just two minutes later, in the 42nd minute, Plymouth would turn defense into offense and provide Abdallah with another fast-break opportunity. Abdallah would beat NEC's last defender and put the ball in the back of the net for his second goal of the game.  
  • The second half would see a flurry of shots from both sides, but the final 45 minutes would go scoreless, and the 2-1 halftime score would remain through the final horn.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Plymouth senior goalkeeper Nicolas Cornejo Mora (Durham, N.H.) came away with three saves in the win.  
  • Senior goalkeeper Hayden Walker (Manchester, N.H.) made five saves in net for the 'Grims.  
  • The Panthers outshot the 'Grims 18-10, but it was just a narrow 7-5 margin for shots-on-goal.  

UP NEXT 

  • NEC is back on the field next Saturday, September 7th, when they host Albertus Magnus at the Don Melander Field at 3:00 PM in the team's GNAC opener. 
  • Plymouth State plays their next game tomorrow at Colby-Sawyer College at 5:00 PM. 

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