Temple University Athletics
Saturday, September 4
Philadelphia, Pa.
3:00 PM
Temple University
1-0-2, 0-0-0
3
vs
1
Manhattan
1-2-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Manhattan
1
0
1
Temple
1
2
3
Men’s Soccer Opens Home Slate With 3-1 Win Over Manhattan
9.4.21 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA - The Temple men's soccer team (1-0-2, 0-0-0 AAC) defeated the Manhattan Jaspers (1-0-1, 0-0-0 MAAC) 3-1 to open their home slate. Three different Owls scored as Temple notched their first win of the season.
How it Happened
> Temple struck quickly and effectively to start the match. Only ten minutes into the affair, forward Nigel Griffith forced a turnover deep on the Jasper end of the pitch and scored the first Temple goal of the season, beating the keeper one-on-one.
> Temple absolutely dominated the next stretch of play. The Owls controlled the ball completely, firing off three shots and not committing a single foul while Manhattan was forced into a defensive crunch.
> The Jaspers started to even the playing field, with their first shot coming in the 32nd minute. Seven minutes later Johan Velez scored the equalizer for Manhattan.
> Temple came out firing in the second half. In the 51st minute, Temple earned a pair of corners to set up their second goal of the match. After the ball was deflected to the top of the box, Luka Kozomara played the ball to a wide-open Andres Charles on the left side of the net. Charles fired the ball towards the goal where it was saved by the keeper. Marques Antoine punched in the rebound to put Temple up 2-1.
> Only two minutes later, the Owls struck again. This time Griffith found a streaking Mike Eijgendaal who worked his way behind the defense and slammed the ball home for Temple's third goal of the match.
> In the 78th minute an incident led to two cards being issued on the Jaspers.
> Temple had one final scoring chance as time ran down. Alex Marin found Jalen Campbell in front of the cage who placed the ball on net, but it was turned away by Manhattan for a final result of 3-1 Jaspers.
Game Notes
> Kozomara made his first career start for Temple.
> Four yellow cards and two reds were issued in this match. All on Manhattan.
>Griffith scored the first goal and had the first assist of the season for Temple.
From the Coach
> "We created chances the first couple games, I think getting home and getting to a surface and place we are comfortable with helps. We know we have good players, it's just getting them comfortable and the sky is the limit" -- head coach Brian Rowland.
Up Next
> The Owls host Philly Soccer Six rival Villanova on Saturday in their second home match of the year. The 7 p.m. match will be streamed on ESPN+.
How it Happened
> Temple struck quickly and effectively to start the match. Only ten minutes into the affair, forward Nigel Griffith forced a turnover deep on the Jasper end of the pitch and scored the first Temple goal of the season, beating the keeper one-on-one.
> Temple absolutely dominated the next stretch of play. The Owls controlled the ball completely, firing off three shots and not committing a single foul while Manhattan was forced into a defensive crunch.
> The Jaspers started to even the playing field, with their first shot coming in the 32nd minute. Seven minutes later Johan Velez scored the equalizer for Manhattan.
> Temple came out firing in the second half. In the 51st minute, Temple earned a pair of corners to set up their second goal of the match. After the ball was deflected to the top of the box, Luka Kozomara played the ball to a wide-open Andres Charles on the left side of the net. Charles fired the ball towards the goal where it was saved by the keeper. Marques Antoine punched in the rebound to put Temple up 2-1.
> Only two minutes later, the Owls struck again. This time Griffith found a streaking Mike Eijgendaal who worked his way behind the defense and slammed the ball home for Temple's third goal of the match.
> In the 78th minute an incident led to two cards being issued on the Jaspers.
> Temple had one final scoring chance as time ran down. Alex Marin found Jalen Campbell in front of the cage who placed the ball on net, but it was turned away by Manhattan for a final result of 3-1 Jaspers.
Game Notes
> Kozomara made his first career start for Temple.
> Four yellow cards and two reds were issued in this match. All on Manhattan.
>Griffith scored the first goal and had the first assist of the season for Temple.
From the Coach
> "We created chances the first couple games, I think getting home and getting to a surface and place we are comfortable with helps. We know we have good players, it's just getting them comfortable and the sky is the limit" -- head coach Brian Rowland.
Up Next
> The Owls host Philly Soccer Six rival Villanova on Saturday in their second home match of the year. The 7 p.m. match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Team Stats
MAN
TEM
Goals
1
3
Shots
5
16
Shots on Goal
2
6
Saves
3
1
Corners
2
10
Fouls
11
7
Scoring Plays
Nigel Griffith (1)
GOAL by TEM Griffith, Nigel.
10:15
Johan Velez (1)
GOAL by MAN Velez, Johan.
38:15
Marques Antoine (1)
GOAL by TEM Antoine, Marques.
53:18
Mike Eijgendaal (1)
Assisted By: Nigel Griffith
GOAL by TEM Eijgendaal, Mike Assist by Griffith, Nigel.
56:52
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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