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Neama
Ahmad Neama
2
Winner Wilkes WILKES (3-3-1, 0-0-0)
1
Misericordia MISRCD (1-4-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Wilkes WILKES
(3-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
1
Misericordia MISRCD
(1-4-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wilkes WILKES 1 1 2
Misericordia MISRCD 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Wilkes Edges MU Men's Soccer

The Misericordia University men's soccer team dropped a close 2-1 decision to Wilkes University, Saturday afternoon at Mangelsdorf Field.
 
After Anthony Yarabinee gave MU the lead early in the first half, the Colonels put up a pair of goals between the 45th and 47th minutes of play and withstood a late push by the Cougars to claim victory.
 
In his first start of the season, MU goalkeeper Charlton Alonso was immediately tested with a shot inside the box. He dove to his left and made the save to prevent Wilkes from taking the lead in the opening minute.
 
Yarabinee put Misericordia on the board at 16:15 when he weaved through a pair of Colonel defenders and chipped a ball past the keeper's left-hand side for his fourth goal of the season.
 
Spencer Pisani threatened to increase MU's lead with a pair of shots in the 33rd minute. However, they were blocked and saved, respectively.
 
Pisani had another scoring chance at 34:32 off of a corner kick by Stevan Patino, but his header was just high.
 
Just under four minutes later, Richard Billings found himself with some space inside the box and ripped a shot to the bottom left corner of the goal that was turned aside by the Wilkes' keeper.
 
The Colonels knotted things up at 1-1 off a corner with just eight seconds remaining in the first half.
 
Wilkes took a 2-1 lead quickly in the second half, scoring at 46:41.
 
Drew Weaver nearly tied the match at 64:25 when he raced towards the goal, cut into open space at the top of the box and ripped a shot that barely missed the upper-right corner of the net.
 
After a solid run, Ahmad Neama centered a pass to Yarabinee, who narrowly missed a shot to the lower-right corner of the goal in the 68th minute.
 
The Cougars were awarded penalty kicks at 72:21 and 87:22, but the Wilkes keeper made a pair of saves to preserve their 2-1 lead through the end of the match. 
 
MU dominated in the shots department, outshooting the Colonels 22-6. Yarabinee recorded a goal on four shots.
 
The Cougars travel to Muhlenberg College to take on the Mules, Tuesday at 7:00.
 
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