Bronx, NY — The Brooklyn College men's soccer team scored a key conference victory on Wednesday, shutting out the defending champions, Lehman College, on the road, 2-0. With the victory, Brooklyn improved to 7-3-4 overall and 4-2-0 in conference play, while Lehman fell to 5-4-4 overall and 2-1-3 in CUNYAC action. Next Up: Brooklyn wraps up the regular season with another important conference match against John Jay on Saturday on Randall's Island at 11:30 am.
Brooklyn opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Alejandro Barreto found the back of the net at 25:59. Humayd Ali Guard provided the assist, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 advantage that they carried into halftime.
The Bulldogs extended their lead early in the second half. At 51:24, Sergej Kulla scored Brooklyn's second goal of the afternoon to make it 2-0. The goal proved to be the final tally of the contest as the Bulldogs' defense and goalkeeper Juan Carlos Solis Cazares kept Lehman off the scoreboard.
Lehman pressed to get back into the match, particularly in the second half, recording nine shots after the break. However, Solis Cazares came up with three second-half saves to preserve the shutout. He finished with six saves in 90 minutes of action.
Brooklyn finished with 11 shots, including four on goal, while Lehman recorded 13 shots and six shots on target. The Bulldogs also limited the Lightning to five corner kicks and committed six fouls compared to Lehman's 12.
