Randall's Island, NY----The Brooklyn College men's soccer team fell to Hunter, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon in conference action on the road. Brooklyn moves to 5-3-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play with the loss while the Hawks improve to 4-5-2 (3-0 CUNYAC) to Next Up: Brooklyn looks to bounce back as they return home for another conference tilt against York on Wednesday at 4pm at Brooklyn College Field.
Hunter opened the scoring in the 31st minute when Jacob Davis found the back of the net at 30:45, assisted by Youssef Kangoute. The Hawks took a 1-0 lead into halftime. Brooklyn controlled the second half, outshooting Hunter 16-2 and earning seven corner kicks after the break, but Hawks goalkeeper Matthew Fridburg made five second-half saves to preserve the shutout.
Brooklyn outshot Hunter, 24-9, and held an 8-7 advantage in shots on goal. The Bulldogs also held a 9-1 edge in corner kicks and 59 percent of possession to Hunter's 41 percent. Brooklyn was whistled for 11 fouls to the Hawks' six, and Hunter was caught offside four times.
Gustav Krueger and Duran Pepic each led Brooklyn with five shots, two on goal. Alejandro Barreto added two shots, one on goal. Juan Carlos Solis Cazares played all 90 minutes in goal and made six saves.
