Pex Scores Twice, Pirates Fall at Fordham in OT

Tuesday, September 28

Bronx, NY

7 P.M.

Seton Hall University

4-3-2

Fordham

3-6-1

Seton Hall

Fordham

9/28/2021 10:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

Bronx, N.Y. – The Pirates dropped a midweek road matchup with Fordham, 3-2 in overtime, on Tuesday night. Johannes Pex (Stephansposching, Germany) converted two penalty kicks for the Pirates just over a minute apart in the setback. The Pirates now sit at 4-3-2 on the season.

How it Happened
Just eight minutes into the match, Florian Deletioglu received a pass from Max Rogers outside the Pirate penalty area. Deletioglu struck a long shot past the outstretched dive of Andreas Nota and into the net for the first goal of the match.

Fifteen minutes later, the combination of Rogers to Deletioglu struck again. This time Rogers ricocheted a shot off the crossbar and back into play where Deletioglu was able to get his foot on it and double the Fordham lead. The Rams were able to converted both of their shots on net to enter the break with a 2-0 lead.

Trailing in the 60^th minute, Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) fired off a shot that struck a Fordham defender in the arm for a handball in the penalty area, awarding the Pirates a penalty kick. For the second time this season, Pex stepped up to bury the PK and cut the Fordham lead in half. A mere 62 seconds later, the Pirates were again able to draw a penalty in the Ram box and again Pex delivered for The Hall from the penalty spot. For Pex, it was his team-leading fourth and fifth tallies of the season.

Turning Point
With the score even at two after 90 minutes of play, the match headed into overtime. Just under four minutes into the first extra period, Matt Sloan crossed a deep ball into the Pirate box where Rogers was able to get his foot on it and into the back of the net for the game-winning goal.

Goals
8' – Deletioglu – from Rogers (2)
24' – Deletioglu (2) two today – from Rogers (3)
60' – Pex - PK (4)
61' – Pex - PK (5) two today
94' – Rogers (3) – from Sloan (2)

Inside the Numbers

The Pirates held advantages on the Rams in shots, 16-14, shots on net, 7-5, and corners, 8-3.
Andreas Nota made two saves in the setback
With the setback, the Pirates fall to 4-3-2 on the season.

News & Notes

Seton Hall moves to 2-2-1 in overtime games this season.
This was the first road setback for the Pirates since they fell at then-No. 5 Georgetown, 2-1 in overtime on March 3, 2021.
Johannes Pex is now 3-for-3 on penalty kicks so far this season.

Up Next
The Pirates will stay on the road for a BIG EAST matchup with Butler on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., with the match being streamed by the BEDN on FloSports.