Seawolves score two second-half goals
Hempstead, N.Y. - Late second-half goals from freshman Tom Butler (Birmingham, England) and sophomore Mladen Ramic (Belgrade, Serbia) helped the Stony Brook men's soccer team erase a 2-0 deficit as it went on to tie the Hofstra Pride, 2-2, in the 2008 opener for both teams.
After second-half goals from Hofstra's Demont Mitchell and Steven Ehrichs, Stony Brook answered back with one of its own in the 71st minute. After junior Diego Acero (Greenport, N.Y.) substituted in for sophomore Matt Piccoli (Selden, N.Y.), Acero's first touch was a slip pass to Butler who chipped the ball in past Hofstra keeper James Winters to cut the Hofstra lead to one.
Senior keeper Dawid Ditrich (Gdansk, Poland) would keep the Seawolves in the game with the save of the match. Following a foul in the box by Stony Brook, Richard Martinez's penalty kick was saved brilliantly by Ditrich to keep Hofstra at bay and give Stony Brook a little momentum.
The Seawolves carried the momentum and tied the game in the 88th minute. Following a foul on the Pride, junior Petar Rakovic (Kragujevac, Serbia) sent a ball into the box that Ramic headed home to tie the score at 2.
Hofstra would nearly win the game as Mitchell's shot went just wide as time expired.
In the first overtime, Butler almost gave the Seawolves the win but his shot was saved by Winters. A minute later, Ramic also had another chance but his chip sailed high.
Hofstra controlled the pace in the first 30 minutes of the game. In the 12th minute, Pride forward John Alberda crossed a ball into the box from the left side that went unchallenged. Three minutes later and after a handball, Hofstra had a second scoring opportunity that went over the head of Ditrich.
Stony Brook got its first scoring opportunity of the match when senior Martin Lynch (Oceanside, N.Y.) chipped a ball that Winters had to jump and make a save on. Three minutes later, the Seawolves had the best scoring chance of the first half for either team. After a turnover, sophomore Greg Tinari (Holbrook, N.Y.) dribbled the ball forward, faked a shot with the right foot and shot a ball just over the crossbar with the left foot.
Play remained even as both teams had chances late in the first half but were unable to convert
After second-half goals from Hofstra's Demont Mitchell and Steven Ehrichs, Stony Brook answered back with one of its own in the 71st minute. After junior Diego Acero (Greenport, N.Y.) substituted in for sophomore Matt Piccoli (Selden, N.Y.), Acero's first touch was a slip pass to Butler who chipped the ball in past Hofstra keeper James Winters to cut the Hofstra lead to one.
Senior keeper Dawid Ditrich (Gdansk, Poland) would keep the Seawolves in the game with the save of the match. Following a foul in the box by Stony Brook, Richard Martinez's penalty kick was saved brilliantly by Ditrich to keep Hofstra at bay and give Stony Brook a little momentum.
The Seawolves carried the momentum and tied the game in the 88th minute. Following a foul on the Pride, junior Petar Rakovic (Kragujevac, Serbia) sent a ball into the box that Ramic headed home to tie the score at 2.
Hofstra would nearly win the game as Mitchell's shot went just wide as time expired.
In the first overtime, Butler almost gave the Seawolves the win but his shot was saved by Winters. A minute later, Ramic also had another chance but his chip sailed high.
Hofstra controlled the pace in the first 30 minutes of the game. In the 12th minute, Pride forward John Alberda crossed a ball into the box from the left side that went unchallenged. Three minutes later and after a handball, Hofstra had a second scoring opportunity that went over the head of Ditrich.
Stony Brook got its first scoring opportunity of the match when senior Martin Lynch (Oceanside, N.Y.) chipped a ball that Winters had to jump and make a save on. Three minutes later, the Seawolves had the best scoring chance of the first half for either team. After a turnover, sophomore Greg Tinari (Holbrook, N.Y.) dribbled the ball forward, faked a shot with the right foot and shot a ball just over the crossbar with the left foot.
Play remained even as both teams had chances late in the first half but were unable to convert
