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By Hayden Robinson
The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team fell short in a 1-0 loss to the Hartford Hawks on Sunday. his loss brings the Bonnies’ season record to 1-3.
Hartford was the first to tally one on the scoreboard, as it scored its first goal in the 11th minute of the first half.
The Bonnies had many opportunities to score throughout the first half, but none resulted in a goal.
Junior midfielder Fredrik Hansen had a very good look in the 36th minute, but it was blocked on its way to the net.
Hansen led the team with two shots in the game. Despite their lack of scoring, the Bonnies outshot the Hawks 7-3 in the first half.
The second half would result in more of the same for the Bonnies.
The Hawks would not let the Bonnies score, however, allowing just two shots throughout the second half. There were also some opportunities for Hartford to score, but the Bonnies defense made sure none of them would make it past the goalkeeper.
The Bonnies accumulated nine shots on the day, outshooting the Hawks, who had six shots.
The Bonnies have scored just two goals in their first four games of the season. Head coach Kwame Oduro talked about their inefficiency scoring after the game.
“We have to just be a little more composed in front of goal,” he said. “We’ve got to keep being positive and hopefully the ball will start going into the net for us.”
The Bonnies will be hosting Little Three rival Canisius on Sept. 17.
In their preparation for their Tuesday game, coach Oduro said, “What we can do on Monday is just make sure we get the lactic acid out from our boys and then kind of walk through and get ready for Canisius which is another tough game.”
The Bonnies will look to add a win to their record under the lights, as the game’s start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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