Garden City, N.Y. – Head coach Chris Megaloudis and the Adelphi men's soccer team hosted No. 4 Southern New Hampshire on Senior Day Saturday afternoon. Before the game, Andrea Farinella, Agustin Soldo, Benjamin Salas, Peter Agelis and Andre Josaphat were honored.
Series History:
Highlights:
- Agustin Soldo's 88th-minute game-winning header was his fourth goal of the season.
- Coming in for an injured Farinella, Santiago Arango made a career-high seven saves while facing a career-high 24 shots, earning his first win of the season.
- Cristian Escobar tallied his second assist of the campaign.
- The victory marks Megaloudis' first ranked win as Adelphi's head coach.
How It Happened:
- SNHU recorded the first four shots of the game before a Zain Suterwalla attempt for Adelphi in the 15th minute.
- Arango entered the game a minute later and was quickly tested as the Penmen recorded three shots in his first 10 minutes of action.
- Finn Turner had a chance on a set piece in the 30th minute, but it was easily stopped by the keeper.
- SNHU totaled only one shot attempt in the final 15 minutes as the Panthers took the game into halftime scoreless.
- The second half was dominated offensively by the Penmen as they outshot Adelphi 20-3 in the period.
- Arango and the Panther defense continued to keep their nationally ranked opponents at bay, but in the 66th minute, SNHU had a golden opportunity to finally take the lead.
- After a foul was called in Adelphi's penalty area, one of the NE10's leading goal scorers, Inigo Burusco, stepped to the spot. His shot went right and rang off the post, giving Adelphi new life.
- The Panthers continued to play the ball out of their defensive end as SNHU ripped six more shots at Arango, but none found the back of the net.
- In the 88th minute, newly entered Peter Agelis drew a foul deep in the Penmen zone to earn a set piece.
- Escobar swung a perfect ball into the box, where it found the head of captain Soldo, who tapped the ball past the keeper to give Adelphi the lead.
- With the Penmen stunned, Arango made two clutch saves to seal the upset win for the Panthers.
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