Huskies beat Albany in overtime
Sept. 1, 2009
Varsity Field (Albany, N.Y.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | OT | Final |
| Northeastern (1-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Albany (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northeastern men's soccer defeated Albany in overtime Tuesday, 1-0.
Sophomore Mike Kennedy scored the game winning goal assisted by Josh Semerene in
the 96th minute to open the season with a victory. Huskies goalie,
freshman Michael Gallagher, made seven saves and earned a shutout in
his first collegiate game.
With 16:30 to go in the second half, Albany's Claudio Dantas tackled
Northeastern midfielder Brian Thomsen from behind and earned a red card
for a dangerous tackle. The Great Danes were forced to play the
remainder of the game one man down.
Six minutes into the overtime period, the Huskies took advantage of
Albany's depleted numbers. Playing the ball out wide, Josh Semerene
ripped a shot at Albany goalkeeper Adrian Foncette. Foncette saved the
shot, but punched it out to the waiting leg of Mike Kennedy who slipped
the ball into the bottom corner for the goal.
Young talent proved to be the key for Northeastern. In addition to Kennedy's goal and Gallagher's shutout, the Huskies saw impressive performances from freshmen Josh Danesh and Andre Ciliotta.
The win improves the Huskies to 1-0-0 on the season. They will travel
to Hanover, N.H. Sunday to face off against Dartmouth at 3:00 p.m.
Soccer Box Score (Final)
2009 Northeastern Men's Soccer
Northeastern vs Albany (Sep 01, 2009 at Albany, N.Y.)
Northeastern (1-0-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
Albany (0-1-0) ----------------------------------
Date: Sep 01, 2009 Attendance: 120 Northeastern........ 0 0 1 - 1
Weather: 72 degrees, sunny Albany.............. 0 0 0 - 0
Northeastern Albany
Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A
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GK 1 Gallagher, Michael.. - - - - GK 1 Foncette, Adrian.... - - - -
2 Klein, Jeremy....... - - - - 3 Petkovic, Vojislav.. - - - -
4 Danesh, Josh........ 1 - - - 4 McNamara, Konner.... - - - -
5 Thomsen, Brian...... - - - - 7 Peach, Ian.......... 4 1 - -
6 Sanford, Matt....... 3 2 - - 8 Jankovic, Milos..... - - - -
7 Okland, Lars........ 4 1 - - 9 Dantas, Claudio..... 3 1 - -
8 Lueders, Nick....... 4 3 - - 10 Kane, Shaun......... 3 - - -
10 Ciliotta, Andre..... 1 - - - 11 Jelovac, Bo......... 5 3 - -
16 Bedoya, Santiago.... 1 - - - 14 Anker, Sander....... - - - -
21 Semerene, Josh...... 2 2 - 1 16 Burke, David........ - - - -
23 Laning, Matt........ 1 - - - 25 DeSalvo, Anthony.... 1 1 - -
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
12 Anding, Don......... 1 1 - - 13 Pilaar, Rikkert..... 1 - - -
13 Kennedy, Mike....... 8 1 1 - 17 Zaprowski, Jordan... 1 1 - -
17 Langelotti, Nicholas - - - - 20 Pinto, David........ - - - -
19 Stefanek, Konrad.... - - - - 23 Traverso, Sean...... - - - -
Totals.............. 26 10 1 1 Totals.............. 18 7 0 0
Northeastern Albany
## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
1 Gallagher, Michael.. 95:34 0 7 1 Foncette, Adrian.... 95:34 1 9
Shots by period 1 2 OT Tot Saves by period 1 2 OT Tot
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Northeastern........ 9 10 7 - 26 Northeastern........ 3 4 0 - 7
Albany.............. 8 10 0 - 18 Albany.............. 4 3 2 - 9
Corner kicks 1 2 OT Tot Fouls 1 2 OT Tot
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Northeastern........ 4 2 0 - 6 Northeastern........ 7 4 0 - 11
Albany.............. 3 6 0 - 9 Albany.............. 6 4 2 - 12
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 95:34 NU Kennedy, Mike (1) Semerene, Josh 21 shot from right side 8 yards out, 13
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-ALBANY #8 (36:55); RC-ALBANY #9 (73:30); YC-ALBANY #4 (74:30);
YC-NU #12 (77:10); YC-ALBANY #7 (94:57)
Officials: Referee: Giovanni Possumato; Asst. Referee: Sharon Wheeler;
Alt. Official: Erich Simmons; Scorer: Matt Chmura;
Offsides: Northeastern 2, Albany 2.
