0
Alvernia ALVMS (2-1)
2
Winner Eastern EUMS (2-0)
Alvernia ALVMS
(2-1)
0
Final
2
Eastern EUMS
(2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alvernia ALVMS 0 0 0
Eastern EUMS 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Takes Game One Of Classic

ST. DAVIDS, Pa.--Eastern Men's Soccer shut out visiting Alvernia University 2-0 Friday afternoon in the first game of the Eagle Road Classic.

Freshman Justin Lee scored his first collegiate goal in the win, putting Eastern up 1-0 in the 29th minute. Junior Jair Saenz put the game out of reach with a penalty kick goal in the 69th minute.

Freshman goalie Joe Centeno made the start for the Eagles and saved the one shot that Alvernia put on goal.
Eastern played under the direction of associate head coach Jim Henderson. Head coach Mark Wagner missed his first game in more than 20 years as he was attending the funeral of a relative.

Henderson said that he felt like the team stuck to the game plan that he and Wagner had made for the game today. He also added that the Eagles had to compensate for things that Alvernia threw at them, including some of the things they did with their midfield. "[Their midfield] was a big problem for us to solve," he said. "I thought Alvernia moved the ball pretty well and created 2-v-1's, but I think our guys made some good decisions to deal with that."

Henderson also congratulated the whole team for being able to keep Alvernia out of the goal the whole game. "That's a whole team effort," he said. "Limiting them to five shots was great. You have to give credit to the back line, to the goalie, to the whole team."

Eastern got on the scoreboard in the 29th minute when Eric Giovagnoli received a ball down the sideline from Brandon Reichart near Alvernia's endline. Giovagnoli cut back inside and found Justin Lee near the middle of the box. Lee promptly bent the ball in between Alvernia's goalie and the left post.

The Eagles picked up their second half goal in the 69th minute when Josh Cirocco was fouled in the box, resulting in a penalty kick. Jair Saenz lined up for the kick and slid the ball into the left corner, resulting in his second goal this season.

Eastern hosts Lebanon Valley College in Saturday's part of the Eagle Road Classic at 2:30 p.m. Lebanon Valley defeated Cabrini on Friday night, 3-0.

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