Jaspers Explode For Seven Goals In Rout of VMI

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Riverdale, NY - Fueled by four different goal scorers and a stingy defense, Manhattan (3-2-0) rolled to a 7-0 win over VMI (0-3-2) at Gaelic Park.

Juniors Callum Carsley (Birmingham, England / Princethorpe College) and Lucas Da Silva (West Palm Beach, FL / Palm Beach Atlantic) as well as sophomore Noah Amissah (London, England / Orleans Park) scored twice, while freshman Brandon Joseph-Buadi (Shoreham-by-Sea, England / Woodard) tallied his second goal of the year as the Jaspers stayed undefeated at home.
 
The onslaught began in the 10th minute when Joseph-Buadi fired a shot from the right of the box past VMI goalkeeper Jon Harrington. Forty-nine seconds later, sophomore Leonard Sohn (Richmond Hill, Ontario / Bill Crothers Secondary) found Carsley, who tapped it in to make it 2-0. Carsley then connected with Da Silva on a cross for Manhattan's third goal in less than two minutes.
 
Da Silva registered his second of the game in the 17th minute to make it 4-0, giving him four points in his last three contests.
 
In the second half, Manhattan was awarded a penalty kick in the 49th minute, and Carsley deposited the ball in the net for his second of the game to make it 5-0 Jaspers.
 
Amissah would control the offense from that point by capitalizing on a feed from Joseph-Buadi in the 55th minute and converting another penalty kick in the 74th minute.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Manhattan has won three straight at home in a single season for the first time since October 1999.
- Carsley's penalty kick goal was the first for the Jaspers since senior Joe Hulme (Bolton, Lancashire, England / Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic) nailed one at Fairfield on October 26, 2016.
- Amissah, Carsley and Da Silva are the first players to register multi-goal games since Alex Shackley scored twice against Marist on October 24, 2015.
- Da Silva leads the team with seven points and shares the team lead with Amissah with three goals.
- All three wins this season have come at home and have been shutouts.
- Sophomore Marcellin Gohier (Pouance, France / CENS) had two saves in his second win of the season.
- The Jaspers totaled 24 shots against VMI, the most in a game this season. Manhattan has reached double digits in shots in all but one game in 2017.
- Sophomore Mathis Hardy (Rennes, France / CENS) and junior Eduardo Avalos (Arlington, TX / Hill College) made their season debuts.
 
Up Next
Manhattan aims to increase their home record to 4-0 when the Jaspers welcome St. Francis Brooklyn to Gaelic Park on Saturday, September 16. Kickoff is set for 2:00 pm.