Bronx, NY – In the 93rd minute of the annual "Battle of the Bronx" showdown with Fordham, senior Noah Amissah (London, England / Orleans Park) received a through ball from junior Berti Fourrier (Marseille, France / IFC Marseille) and smashed home his first goal of the season, to deliver Manhattan a 2-1 overtime triumph at Jack Coffey Field on Tuesday evening.
Fourrier had a hand in both Jasper goals on the evening, as he assisted on the game winner and scored his first goal of the season in 64th minute of the contest, finishing a rebound effort off the initial shot by senior Felipe Clavijo (Santiago, Chile / Palm Beach Atlantic) while evening the score at 1-1.
Senior goalkeeper Marcellin Gohier (Nantes, France / CENS) was terrific again for the Jaspers, making two crucial saves in the final five minutes to help preserve the tie.
Manhattan (1-5) had its finest offensive performance of the season, as the Jaspers decisively outshot the Rams 14-7, including a 10-4 margin in the second half. Amissah and junior Brandon Joseph-Buadi (Brighton, England / Woodard) each recorded four shots, while Clavijo put two shots on net, including one of which that directly set up Fourrier's goal while resulting in an assist.
The Jaspers, which picked up their first road win at Fordham since 2001, have now recorded back-to-back victories in the "Battle of the Bronx" series, following last season's 1-0 win over No. 25 Fordham at Gaelic Park, after going winless in the previous 12 meetings.
Inside the Numbers
- Gohier's win was the 19th of his three-year career.
- Amissah's eighth career goal was also his third game-winner.
- Manhattan is now 6-1 when Amissah finds the back of the net.
- Fourrier notched his first career multi-point performance (1 goal, 1 assist)
- The Jaspers are now 10-1 when Fourrier registers a point.
- Fourrier leads the team with a goal and an assist has notched five goals and seven assists in his career.
- Clavijo's assist was his first as a Jasper.
- Manhattan snapped a seven-game losing streak when allowing the opposition to score first.
- Joergen Oland scored the lone Fordham goal in the 25th minute as the Rams drop to 2-5-1.
"This result has been coming for weeks as we have progressed and improved in every game," said Head Coach Jorden Scott. "We have battled the toughest schedule in history and have leaned on our unity and belief to get us to where we are now. It's MAAC season now and we feel we are as healthy and prepared as we have been all year."
Up Next
- The Jaspers will look to build upon the momentum in their MAAC opener on Wednesday, October 2 against Monmouth at Gaelic Park with opening kick tabbed for 7:00 pm.