Lehigh University
Delaware
Late goal by Delaware forces overtime and leads to tie
10/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Lehigh got on the board right from the start when senior Kyle Hartman lofted a ball over the
The second half featured much of the same as the first, lots of solid defense and not much offense. Both teams had several chances to score, but the goal tenders for each team made several key saves and the defenses continually blocked or challenged each and every shot attempt. The game was physical throughout especially down the stretch as the Blue Hens tried time and time again to even the score and force an overtime period, which they eventually did in the 88th minute when Sal Tadjalli took a pass from Anthony Pezza and ripped it past Lehigh goal keeper Sam Bishop to shock the Mountain Hawks and send the game into an extra session.
Lehigh got off 20 shots on the evening, to
Head Coach Dean Koski was disappointed with the result for his Mountain Hawks. “I am hugely disappointed that we gave up a late goal like we did. We played below the standard that we have become accustomed to. I thought senior Elliot Leonard did play one heck of a game for us however.”
Lehigh returns to action on Saturday evening when the Mountain Hawks host Bucknell in a key Patriot League match up. Game time is slated for
