Syracuse, NY - Onondaga Men's Soccer went 2-0 after week one matches with Erie and Hudson Valley Community Colleges.
The Lazers took a 9-0 victory via mercy rule over Erie on Wednesday, August 26th in their season opener. Sophomore
Andrew Eccles (Aberdeen, Scotland / Banchory Academy) tallied a career high 5 goals over the Kats. Sophomore
Archie Burnett (London, England / Farnborough Academy) tacked on 2 and
Daniel Dubetsky (Cortland, NY / Cortland HS) capped off the victory with a goal for himself.
Sunday's Match with the Vikings kicked off at 3:30pm. The first goal came from Eccles in the 31st minute, putting OCC on the board first. He tacked on another in the 37th minute off an assist from
Naif Alnaif (Syracuse, NY / Jamesville Dewitt HS) to lead 2-0 headed to the break. Burnett putting the Lazers up 3-0 to start the second half. The Vikings found their first goal at 58:09. In the 89th minute, the Vikings were awarded a penalty kick to which they capitalized on, trailing just 3-2. The Lazers were able to hang on in the final minutes, securing the 3-2 victory and moving to 2-0.
The men look to move to 3-0 over SUNY Broome this Wednesday, September 2nd on the road.
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