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Manel Busquets FOR
David DeNoma
2
Winner Fordham FOR (6-2-3, 2-1-0)
1
Duquesne DUQ (2-7-2, 0-2-1)
Winner
Fordham FOR
(6-2-3, 2-1-0)
2
Final
1
Duquesne DUQ
(2-7-2, 0-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Fordham FOR 1 0 1 2
Duquesne DUQ 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

@DuqMSoccer Goes Toe-to-Toe with A-10 Preseason Favorite

Fall 2-1 in overtime to Fordham

Duquesne went toe-to-toe with Atlantic 10 favorite Fordham before falling on a goal in the 95th minute on Wednesday night at Rooney Field. The Dukes (2-7-2, 0-2-1) tied it on a penalty kick by Manel Busquets in the 59th minute only to see Fordham's (5-2-3, 1-1-0) Joergen Oland end it in overtime. The Dukes outshot the Rams 15-8, including 6-4 on goal. Busquets led DU with four shots. Duquesne heads to Fairfax, Va. to face George Mason on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Janos Loebe got Fordham on the board in the fourth minute when he tapped a free kick to Sameer Fathazada, got it back quickly, and drilled a shot to the right corner from 30 yards out.
  • Manel Busquets took a pass from Eric Zech in stride and made a nice run down the left side, beat his man, but had his cross cleared in the 27th minute.
  • DU had a free kick from the near left in the 40th minute. Moritz Kappelsberger got a head on the kick by Kurtis Orrson, but the ball was gathered in by Fordham keeper Rashid Nuhu.
  • Two minutes later, Zech crossed it to a charging Busquets who could not get enough foot on it to redirect the ball on frame.
  • The Dukes outshot the Rams 8-4, including 4-1 on goal, in the opening 45 minutes.
  • Duquesne tied it on a penalty kick by Busquets in the 59th minute. It was the team-high fourth goal for the freshman who was dragged down on the right side of the box. Nuhu got a hand on the shot that found its way inside the left post. It was DU's first PK attempt of the season.
  • DU's Robbie McKelvey made a save on a shot from Johannes Pieles after the Rams kept it in play following a corner in the 73rd minute.
  • Noah Mehta flicked a shot wide of the goal on a breakout in the 82nd minute.
  • Busquets nearly won it in regulation when his shot from close in off a corner was saved by Nuhu with 14 seconds left.
  • Fordham ended it when Loebe looped a pass to Pieles who found Oland in front of the net in the 95th minute.
  • DU outshot Fordham 15-8, including 6-4 on goal.
  • Duquesne, who has started at least six freshmen in all 11 matches this season, started six first-year players. Freshman Kurtis Orrson made his first career start for the Dukes.
  • Freshman Noah Raphael made his Duquesne debut late in the first half.

DUQUESNE HEAD COACH CHASE BROOKS
     "We've shown all season that we're good enough to compete with anyone in the nation. With a team that's still learning at this level, you have to be able to learn how to get over the hump and get the win. That's our challenge. Can we get the win? From this point in the season every game is a must win. Time to go to work."

 
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