PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior
Faisal Abdallah (Concord, N.H.) scored his second goal of the season as Plymouth State University played to a draw with Colby-Sawyer College, 1-1, in non-conference men's soccer action at Arold Field on Tuesday evening.
Abdallah chipped in a right-footed shot from the left corner of the box to give the Panthers a first half lead. The home team had a narrow miss midway through the half and three separate times a PSU goal was waived off after an offside call.
Colby-Sawyer took advantage to net the equalizer on a corner kick in the 63rd minute and neither team was able to pull ahead.
Plymouth State remains unbeaten on the year to move to 2-0-1, while the Chargers end the day at 1-1-1.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 1, Colby-Sawyer 1
- Plymouth State (2-0-1)
- Colby-Sawyer (1-1-1)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- Colby-Sawyer had the first opportunity of the game in the 10th minute, but junior Nicolas Cornejo (Durham, N.H.) made a sliding stop then dove on the loose ball.
- The Panthers made a quick counter and sophomore Sondre Asheim (Klepp, Norway) volleyed a ball at midfield that junior Owen Cottrill (New London, N.H.) headed up the left side. Classmate Faisal Abdallah (Concord, N.H.) settled and made an uncontested run before flicking a right-footed shot over the goalkeeper's head from the corner of the box to give PSU the lead in the 11th minute.
- Plymouth State nearly doubled the score in the 23rd minute when Abdallah led Cottrill to the top of the box on the left side, but Cottrill's shot rolled just wide of the far post.
- Six minutes later it looked like the Panthers netted a second goal, only to have it called back due to an offside call.
- Colby-Sawyer pulled even in the 63rd minute when a corner kick skipped past the PSU defense and in.
- Plymouth State's best chance for the game-winner came in the 83rd minute, but a shot off the foot of sophomore Walter Driscoll (Kittery Point, Maine) found the right post.
By the Numbers:
- Cornejo finished with five saves for the second straight game.
- With his assist, Asheim now has a point in every game this year and six for the season.
- Cottrill picked up his second assist of the year.
- Plymouth State held an 18-13 advantage in corner kicks.
- The teams also played to a 1-1 tie in the most recent meeting in 2019, though PSU is 8-4-3 all-time against the Chargers.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State continues its extended homestand on Saturday when Union College comes to Arold Field for a 1:00 p.m. non-conference clash.
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