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In Saturday’s game against the University of Massachusetts, the University of Maine men’s soccer team was able to break an offensive drought, but it came at the cost of allowing four goals.
The Black Bears were defeated by the Minutemen 4-1 at Alumni Field.
The loss against the Minutemen marked the third time that UMaine has given up three or more goals in one game.
The first UMass goal came when Jason Scudamore fired a shot from 25 yards out that curved past Black Bear goalkeeper Josh Sjostrom.
Minutes later, UMaine senior midfielder Patrick Kelly lobbed a shot over a biting UMass defense only to have it headed out by Chad Camerota.
Saturday’s game saw Black Bear and Massachusetts native Kevin Forgett get his first start of the season, playing central midfield alongside Daniel Florez.
“I feel we came out well and created chances and at this level we need to finish those,” UMaine coach Travers Evans said. “I am proud of the effort we had today but we need to be better on Tuesday when we play Harvard.”
The Minutemen’s second goal came off a penalty kick after Sjostrom was fooled on a move from UMass’ Jeff Deren. In attempt to stop him from scoring, Sjostrom grabbed him. Deren’s penalty shot went left as Sjostrom went right and UMass had a 2-0 lead.
Just when things seemed as if they couldn’t get worse for the Black Bears, junior back Eric Lamont inadvertantly sent the ball past his own his own keeper, which not only gave the Minutemen a 3-0 lead but also drained any hope the Black Bears had of mounting a comeback.
“I guess when we started the second half we fatigued and then when the third goal came we just fell down a bit more,” Florez said. “Sometimes you just get so tired from all the running that it is just a challenge to talk on the field.”
71 minutes into the game sophomore midfielder Kyle McMorrow scored the lone Black Bear goal off an assist by freshman left back Adam Chenault.
The final UMass goal came off the right wing when Yuri Morales rifled the ball in the back of the net.
Tuesday’s game against Harvard will be a home game but will be played at Falmouth High School. The start time for the match is 7 p.m.
