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Columbia Defeats Princeton 2-0 in Men's Soccer
October 17, 2015 | Men's Soccer
BOX SCORE
PRINCETON, N.J. (10/17/15) - Columbia scored twice in the second half to take a 2-0 game from Princeton in men's soccer on Saturday.
A scoreless first half that saw shots settle at five apiece, was a battle with 20 total fouls and two yellow cards being called on Princeton. The Tigers had more scoring chances it took nearly 35 minutes for either team to put a shot on goal.
Princeton's best opportunity to score was when Kyle Jackson denied Thomas Sanner's header on a great cross from Brendan McSherry in the 51st.
Andrew Tinari threatened a few times but defenders Greg Seifert and Josh Miller were able to deny him a shot on goal. Dylan Mott had a nice chance for the Lions in the 62nd when he launched a shot from the left flank that forced Hummel to jump up and punch the ball out of play.
After Princeton was called for a foul at the very top of the 18-yard box, dead center, Antonio Matarazzo took the restart and curved it around the wall and into the goal with nothing senior Ben Hummel could do. Hummel complete the game with five saves.
The Tigers keep trying for the equalizer as time was winding down but couldn't get it before a goal by the Lions in the 86th put the game out of reach.
Tinari stripped the ball and made his way through three Tigers on the left side before he centered to Bosua.
Columbia had an 11-7 edge in shots, while Princeton took one more corner 4-3.
Jackson made two saves in goal as the Lions improve to 7-3-1 overall and 2-1 in the league.
Princeton falls to 5-4-2 overall and 0-2-1 in the Ivy League. The Tigers cap a three-game homestand on Tuesday night when they host West Virginia at 7 p.m.