QUEENS, New York----Coming off of an upset of No. 1 seeded Lehman in the CUNYAC Championship Tournament semifinals last weekend, the No. 5 seeded Brooklyn College men's soccer team unfortunately came up short in the CUNYAC Championship on Saturday at Queens College, falling to No. 3 seed, Baruch, 2-0. Playing in their first conference title match since 2014, the Bulldogs finishes the season with a 6-9-1 overall record while the Bearcats improve to 9-6 with their automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
How It Happened:
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The game was even until Julio Ramirez came off the bench for the Bearcats to make it 1-0 off an assist from Ammar Ahemedshaker in 29'.
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Arman Celebi was stopped on a one-on-one situation by Carl-Henry Obeissant's right leg, keeping the score at 1-0 in 58'.
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Brooklyn would played with ten on the field for the final 23 minutes of action.
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The Bulldogs' Adan Khodorovsky responded immediately, forcing the Bearcats' Jon Legasa to divert the ball into the crossbar in 68'.
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With the Bulldogs down a man but knocking on the door to tie the game, Baruch's Andrew Kinal was able to help Diego Sachun seal the match at 2-0 with a goal in 88'.
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Both sides had 7 shots on goal, although Baruch did outshoot Brooklyn 15 to 10.
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Brooklyn committed 12 fouls to Baruch's 22 throughout the game, including 14 in the second half.
For the Bulldogs:
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Goalkeeper Carl-Henry Obeissant saved five shots on the afternoon.
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Freshman midfielder, Adan Khodorkovsky, had all 3 of his shots on target to lead all players in the match.
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Adam Moharan, Anoh Boutin, and George Koufos would each have 1 shot on goal