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Bronx, NY – Fueled by three first half goals, Fordham bested Manhattan 3-0 Wednesday evening at Jack Coffey Field in the 45th matchup of the Battle of the Bronx.
With the loss, the Jaspers drop to 3-4 on the season. The Rams improve to 5-2-1.
Neither side generated any momentum on offense in the opening minutes, as the first shot in the game didn't occur until the sixth minute. In the 15th minute, Rams junior Janos Loebe fired a shot on Jaspers goalkeeper
Marcellin Gohier (Pouance, France / CENS), but the sophomore made the save. Moments later, however, Loebe found his brother, Jannik Loebe, who beat Gohier for the first goal of the contest.
In the 27th minute, Janos Loebe occupied the left corner and crossed the ball into Manhattan's box. Joergen Oland jumped in the air and headed the pass in to increase the Rams' lead to two.
Four minutes afterwards, Fordham was awarded a penalty kick, and Jannik Loebe converted for his second of the game to give the Rams a 3-0 edge.
The Jaspers improved in the second half. Gohier nabbed a shot from Janos Loebe while Jannik Loebe's attempt for a hat trick was blocked in the 56th minute. In the 62nd minute, Manhattan senior
Troy Carrington (Verona, NJ / Syracuse) fired a ball on net, but Fordham netminder Rashid Nuhu made the stop.
In the final 10 minutes of the game, reigning MAAC Rookie of the Week
Brandon Joseph-Buadi (Shoreham-by-Sea, England / Woodard) had a pair of offensive chances, but couldn't connect with the net.
Inside the Numbers
- Fordham now leads the all-time series 30-12-3.
- Gohier's shutout streak to begin his Manhattan career ended at 172:24. He made a career-high six saves in the loss.
- Freshman
Oswald Annang (Accra Kokomle, Ghana / Peekskill) made his collegiate debut when he started the second half. He played 31 minutes.
- Carrington and Joseph-Buadi led the team with two shots apiece.
- Besides Gohier in net, senior
Luke Greaves (Bolton, Lancashire, England / Accrington & Rossendale), junior
Callum Carsley (Birmingham, England / Princethorpe College) and sophomores
Milan Devuyst (Ostend, Belgium / ODU) and
Lorenzo Froehle (Anchorage, AK / Bartlett) each played all 90 minutes.
Up Next
Manhattan plays its first MAAC game of the 2017 season when it heads to New Rochelle, NY to play Iona Wednesday, September 20. Kickoff is slated for 2:00 pm.
