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Men's Soccer Ends Season In Semifinals

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Soccer

The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ) Nighthawk men’s soccer team (10-3-4) fell to East Central College (ECC) in the NJCAA Central District semifinal hosted by Mineral Area College Thursday, 3-2.

In a back-and-forth defensive battle, early, ECC lit up the scoreboard first on a corner kick to take a 1-0 advantage with 29:03 remaining in the first half. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ freshman Felix Rocca (Leipzig, Germany) equalized the game, 1-1, with 14:13 remaining on a cross-field strike into the left corner of the net. The Falcons responded quickly, regaining the lead for good on a goal with 12:20 to play.

In the second half, ECC struck again, early, padding its lead with a third goal with 42:30 remaining. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ got back on the board with Rocca’s second goal of the game with 15:49 remaining. Despite a late push by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ in the final seconds, the Nighthawks were unable to overcome the deficit, ending its historic second season.

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