BLUE BELL, Pa. - The Northampton men's soccer team used a late second half goal by
Jesus Uzcategui (Easton, PA/Easton) to rally past Montgomery County Community College, 2-1, in Region 19 action on Tuesday afternoon at the Mustangs Soccer Facility.
The Spartans opened the scoring with a first half goal by
Givanchy Durandisse (Easton, PA/Wilson) at 32:49. The freshman forward hit the back of the net off a pass from teammate
Mohamed Hassanali (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus), as the Spartans carried the, 1-0, lead over the Mustangs into halftime.
Montgomery was able to even the score at, 1-1, when Ethan O'Connell scored an unassisted goal at 52:07 of the second half.
Northampton was able to net the eventual game winner when
Jesus Uzcategui (Easton, PA/Easton) scored with traffic in front of the net at 79:15, putting the Spartans ahead, 2-1, as the Spartans then held on the rest of the way to secure the victory over the Mustangs.
"Exciting win today and a hard fought effort," explained Spartans Head Coach
Mario Barrantes, "It was nice to see us get ahead early and battle for a full 90 minutes. We had some lapses late but we found a way to keep playing hard and put ourselves in a position to get the game winner late. Proud of our team and effort today."
Northampton improves to 3-6-2 overall and 3-6-2 in Region 19 with the victory.
Montgomery County Community College falls to 2-7-1 overall and 2-7-1 in the Region.
The Spartans are back on the field on Thursday, October 8th when they travel to Toms River, New Jersey to take on Ocean County College at 4pm at the Vikings Soccer Complex.
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