CORTLAND, N.Y. – Three different players scored goals as the Oneonta men's soccer team defeated Cortland, 3-0, in SUNYAC action Friday afternoon at Jets Field. The host Red Dragons fell to 3-5 and 0-1, while the visiting Red Dragons improved to 5-2-2 and 1-0.
Junior goalkeeper
Tim Beauvais (Hilton) made 10 saves for Cortland. His counterpart in goal for Oneonta, junior Vincent Pellegrino (Baldwin), registered just one save.
Senior Luke Halberg (Norwich/Valley Heights Christian), sophomore Dylan Williams (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) and freshman Tyler Kirschner (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills East) tallied Oneonta's goals. Junior Justin Rivera (Bay Shore) recorded two assists, and sophomore Jake Sutherland (Syracuse/West Genesee) added an assist.
Halberg gave Oneonta a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute when he converted a 2-on-1 after a Cortland turnover with a shot inside the left post. Six minutes later, Beauvais made a sprawling save on a one-touch shot right in front from Halberg to keep it a 1-0 score.
The visiting Red Dragons made it a 2-0 game in the 53rd minute on Williams' goal. He took a pass from Rivera and one-timed a 20-yard shot that deflected off a defender and past Beauvais. Just one minute later, Beauvais made back-to-back stops on junior Brian Bartichek (Massapequa Park/Massapequa). The first save came at the left post on a penalty kick, and the second stop was on the rebound when Beauvais dove back across the goal mouth to deny Bartichek's follow-up shot.
Cortland generated a quality chance in the 59th minute, but junior
Matt Williams' (Cobleskill/Cobleskill-Richmondville) open shot from 15 yards deflected off a defender and just over the crossbar. In the 76th minute, freshman
Jack Sumski (Lindenhurst) sent a header off a corner kick wide of the right post for Cortland. Kirschner completed the scoring two minutes later with a shot from the left side that found the top right of the goal.
Oneonta 3, Cortland 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Oneonta: Luke Halberg 1-0, Dylan Williams 1-0, Tyler Kirschner 1-0, Justin Riveera 0-2, Jake Sutherland 0-1
Cortland: no scoring
Halftime: Oneonta 1, Cortland 0
Shots: Oneonta 23, Cortland 10
Corner Kicks: Oneonta 5, Cortland 3
Fouls: Cortland 21, Oneonta 13
Saves: Vincent Pellegrino (Oneonta) 1 (0 GA in 90:00);
Tim Beauvais (Cortland) 10 (3 GA in 90:00)
Records after game: Oneonta (Red Dragons) 5-2-2, 1-0 SUNYAC; Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-5, 0-1 SUNYAC
