September 18, 2021

Falcons Clipped By Buccaneers, 3-2

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men’s soccer suffered a tough 3-2 setback to the Buccaneers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

Mass. Maritime

1-5-0, 1-0-0

Fitchburg St.

0-4-0, 0-1-0

Final	1	2	T
Mass. Maritime (1-5-0, 1-0-0)	3	0	3
Fitchburg St. (0-4-0, 0-1-0)	1	1	2

Scoring Summary

1st - 27:24 - McNeill Somers (Mass. Maritime)

1st - 32:05 - Rob Rutkai (Mass. Maritime)

1st - 34:27 - Ryan Soughou (Mass. Maritime)

1st - 40:37 - Joshua Wietecha (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 52:26 - Raphael Coelho (Fitchburg St.)

Game Leaders

Mass. Maritime

G: 3 Players (#6, #17, #27) - 1

A: N/A

Sh: McNeill Somers - 3

Sv: John Murphy - 4

Fitchburg St.

G: 2 Players (#10, #12) - 1

A: 2 Players (#8, #21) - 1

Sh: 3 Players (#10, #21, #22) - 2

Sv: Collin Robson - 6

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Mass. Maritime	Fitchburg St.
Shots (on goal)	16 (14)	10 (6)
Saves	4	11
Fouls	9	7
Corner Kicks	6	1
Offsides	5	0

Full stats

Wietecha nets first collegiate tally for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men's soccer suffered a tough 3-2 setback to the Buccaneers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Mass. Maritime 3
Records: Fitchburg State (0-4-0, 0-1-0 MASCAC | Mass. Maritime 1-5-0, 1-0-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Mass. Maritime opened the scoring at the 27:24 mark of the first half when junior McNeill Somers (Dorchester, Mass.) settled a throw in from senior Shane MacNeil (Braintree, Mass.) and slipped a shot inside the far post for his first goal on the year for the 1-0 lead.

The Buccaneers doubled their margin (2-0) roughly five minutes later as junior Bob Rutkai (Annapolis, Md.) received a pass from sophomore CJ Vincent (Carver, Mass.) and connected on his first tally of the season.

Trailing 3-0, Fitchburg State cut into the deficit in the 41st minute of action with freshman Joshua Wietecha (Chicopee, Mass.) collected a loose ball in front of the net and lofted a shot into the upper left corner for his first collegiate goal off an assist from juniorr Joshua Atemkeng (Peabody, Mass.) to make the score 3-1.

Following the break, the Falcons answered again at the 52:26 mark as senior Raphael Coelho (Framingham, Mass.) fired a shot inside the near post for his first score of the 2021 season of an assist by sophomore Francesco Campione (Newton, Mass.) to cut the lead to 3-2, but that's as close as the Falcons would get as the Buccaneers held on for the 3-2 victory.

Inside the Numbers

This afternoon's contest marked the first 44th meeting between Fitchburg State and Mass. Maritime on the pitch with the Falcons 24-11-8 all-time when taking on the Buccaneers
Mass. Maritime held a 15-10 margin in shots, while also finishing with a 6-1 edge in corner kicks
Wietecha notches first collegiate goal for Falcons
Senior Sebastian Jaramillo (Dracut, Mass.) stopped four shots for the Falcons, while junior Collin Robson (North Billerica, Mass.) chipped in with six saves for the Green and Gold
Senior John Murphy (Braintree, Mass.) finished with four saves for the Buccaneers

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday as they travel to UMass Dartmouth for a non-conference matchup with the Corsairs, starting at 7:00 PM. Buccaneers will visit Salve Regina University on Tuesday for a non-conference tilt at 7:00 PM.