October 23, 2021

Falcons Soar to Stalemate with Owls, 3-3

Fitchburg St.

1-12-1, 1-4-1

Westfield St.

4-11-1, 1-4-1

Final	1	2	OT	OT2	T
Fitchburg St. (1-12-1, 1-4-1)	2	1	0	0	3
Westfield St. (4-11-1, 1-4-1)	1	2	0	0	3

Scoring Summary

1st - 8:21 - Raphael Coelho (Fitchburg St.)

1st - 19:03 - Nick Brown (Westfield St.)

1st - 20:10 - Raphael Coelho (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 58:59 - Ian Jalbert (Westfield St.)

2nd - 67:34 - Gabriel Ramos (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 79:53 - Matthew Elmasian (Westfield St.)

Game Leaders

Fitchburg St.

G: Raphael Coelho - 2

A: N/A

Sh: Raphael Coelho - 7

Sv: Sebastian Jaramillo - 10

Westfield St.

G: 3 Players (#8, #9, #10) - 1

A: Matthew Allen - 2

Sh: Nick Brown - 7

Sv: Griffin Brown - 7

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Fitchburg St.	Westfield St.
Shots (on goal)	13 (10)	28 (13)
Saves	10	7
Fouls	23	15
Corner Kicks	4	7
Offsides	4	2

Full stats

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men's soccer team scored a 3-3 double overtime draw with Owls of Westfield State University this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Westfield State 3 2OT
Records: Fitchburg State (1-12-1, 1-4-1 MASCAC) | Westfield State (4-11-1, 1-4-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

The Falcons broke through the scoring first in the 8^th minute. Senior Raphael Coelho (Framingham, Mass.) collected a pass from newcomer Gabriel Teixeira (Lunenburg, Mass.) tiptoed around a pair of Westfield defenders and rifled a shot inside the far post for a 1-0 lead.

The Owls tied the score in the 19^th minute, when Nick Brown tipped in a cross from Matthew Allen who was streaking down the right wing.

The Green and Gold wasted little time forging ahead when Coelho notched his second goal of the frame. Junior Gabriel Ramos (Chicopee, Mass.) threaded a through pass to Coelho for his third goal of the season.

Trailing 2-1 after intermission, Westfield's Ian Jalbert scored his second of the season in the 58^th minute to even the score. Once again the Falcons took the lead 3-2, when Gabriel Ramos notched his first goal of the season with an assist from Coelho.

Westfield battled back again and knotted the score 3-3 with Matthew Elmasian's first goal of the campaign. The Owls had an opportunity to end it in regulation, with just under three minutes remaining Falcons' netminder Sebastian Jaramillo (Dracut, Mass.) turned back a penalty kick from Nick Brown.

The score remained 3-3 after the two overtimes as Sebastian made 5 key stops to stop the Owls attack.

Inside the Numbers

Westfield State held a 23-13 margin in shots, while also finishing with a 7-4 edge in corner kicks
Sebastian Jaramillo (Dracut, Mass.) turned aside 11 shots for the Falcons, while his counterpart Griffin Brown made 7 saves.

Up Next

Falcons will host Rhode Island College on Tuesday night for a non-conference tilt, starting at 4:00 PM.