Men's Soccer 9/18/2011 10:02:00 PM

Deacons fall on late goal in 4-3 loss at Chestnut Hill

BOX SCORE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Sepember 17, 2011) - Bloomfield's men's soccer team fell to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play Saturday evening, as they dropped a hard-fought 4-3 road decision to CACC foe Chestnut Hill College.

The two clubs engaged in a wild first half, the shootout complete with six goals and 22 shots in the first 45 minutes of play. Chestnut Hill kicked off the fireworks in the 8th minute of the match on a Mushe Wamulume goal, but the Deacons were able to quickly rebound with a strike of their own off the head of defender Jonathon Waters (St. Simond's Island, Ga.) just over three minutes later to even the match at one.

The scoring barrage continued in the 18th minute, when the Griffins converted their second consecutive corner kick opportunity with a header by Gavin Reid, but Bloomfield would counter with a flurry of their own four minutes later. Senior Juan Ramirez (Medellin, Columbia) notched his fourth goal of the season off a feed from Terry Gibbs (London, England) to even the match at two, and Waters notched his second goal of the match off a corner kick to give Bloomfield a 3-2 advantage.

Chestnut Hill concluded the frenzied opening frame with the sixth goal of the half in the 30th minute, with Darryl Richardson bringing the sides even at three after a Bloomfield turnover. The sides would remain gridlocked until the 61st minute, when a costly foul in the penalty area awarded the Griffins a penalty kick opportunity. Reid converted the try for Chestnut Hill, putting the home team up 4-3 with just under 30 minutes to play.

Bloomfield was able to engineer their finest offensive performance of the season, getting off 28 shots in the contest. But the fourth goal would prove to elude the visitors, as the Griffins held on to preserve the one-goal victory and leave the Deacons still in search of their first win of the 2011 season.

"We improved a in a lot of areas tonight, but unfortunately we could not overcome the last goal," Bloomfield head coach Peter-John Falloon said. "We have to be smarter in the penalty area, and that mistake has now cost us in two matches. We can take a lot of good things from this game, though, and we have some things to build on as we move forward."

Bloomfield returns to action Wednesday, September 21 with a road match against non-conference opponent Bridgeport University. Start time for the match is set for 6:00 PM.

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