ROCHESTER, NY (Nazathletics.com) – A game of dominating possession and quality shot attempts ended in a 1-1 draw for the Nazareth men's soccer team against East Avenue rival St. John Fisher on Saturday afternoon at Golden Flyer Stadium. Nazareth finished the game with a 20-7 advantage in shots.
With the results, Nazareth moves to 6-3-1 overall and 4-2-1 in league play, while Fisher moves to 5-4-2 and 4-2-1, respectively.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Fisher scored on the first shot of the game just 1:35 into the game. Adam Grover streaked down the right side, got past the defender, and roofed a shot into the upper 90 for his fifth goal of the season
- Nazareth dominated the possession in the opening half, but were unable to get a goal to show for it
- One of the best opportunities of the half came with 19 mins left when Tyler Warmington cut in from the right side and tried sneaking a shot in the near post that was pushed aside
- A service from Zyir VanScoy found the head of Mason Stanco with under 10 minutes to play, but the Cardinals goalkeeper made a diving save to keep the Golden Flyers off the board
- Nazareth dominated the play in the first half, mustering 13 shots to just 3 for St. John Fisher. The Cardinals goalkeeper made eight first half saves
- The Golden Flyers eventually broke through in the 70th minute when Alexander Kobayashi got taken down in the box. Samuel Burton drilled home to penalty kick to the right side to equalize, 1-1.
- Bryan Tirado made a huge save with six minutes remaining on a point-blank shot off the corner kick
GAME NOTES:
- Burton scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season, matching his total from his freshman campaign
- The tie broke up a streak of three-straight wins for the Cardinals over Nazareth dating back to the 2023 season
- Tirado finished the game with four saves
UP NEXT:
Nazareth will travel to Brockport on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. matchup
