TEANECK, N.J. - The Fairleigh Dickinson men's soccer team (2-3-0) fell to Fordham (1-3-1) by a 2-1 tally at University Stadium on Saturday.

How it Happened 

• Knights senior Ideal Shefqeti logged his first goal of the season in his fifth start of the fall 2021 campaign in the 13'. Shefqeti was assisted by sophomore Jeremy Opong.
• Nearly ten minutes later, Fordham answered with a score of their own, off the boot of Alberto Pangrazzi. For the Rams, the goal was their first of the season.
• In the 58', Matt Sloan - who earned the second assist on Pangrazzi's goal in the first half - found the back of the net in what would be the game-winning goal for Fordham.

Inside the Box Score 

• FDU logged an even seven shots in each half played (total of 14).
• Junior Jordan Alonge earned his second start of the season and a recorded a season-high three shots (two on goal) while playing the full 90 minutes of action.
• In addition to Alonge, senior Diego Arribas also logged two shots-on-goal in the fixture.
• Knights goalkeeper junior Vinícius Cadengue navigated a beautiful sequence in the 15' as he saved a shot from Pangrazzi which deflected back into play, only to be sent over the top of the goal Pangrazzi again on the rebound.

Coach Roland's Thoughts

"I thought we underperformed a little bit tonight. We didn't play so badly, but we were just a half-step late defensively and a little less sharp offensively than we've been recently - and that can be the difference between winning and losing. It's important that we learn from this game and use it to get better moving forward."

"Fordham is a team with everyone back from their NCAA tournament team this past spring that lost their opening round game in overtime to the eventual national champion, Marshall."

"We face the same challenge with this Tuesday's [9/14] game against Lehigh. The 2019 Patriot League champs just lost back-to-back games by one goal each to two nationally-ranked teams in Pitt and Rutgers. It's important for us to play these teams in order to challenge ourselves. As Olympians Sydney McCullough and Delilah Mohammed said about their rivalry, 'iron sharpens iron'."

What's Next

The Knights' next non-conference test comes on Tuesday, September 14, at 7 p.m. as the Burgundy and Blue play host to Lehigh at University Stadium. The match will be streamed live on NEC Front Row.

The 2021 men's soccer season is presented by Bogota Savings Bank.