BLACKWOOD, NJ - The Northampton men's soccer team battled their way to a 2-2 tie with Camden County College in Region 19 action on Tuesday afternoon at the Cougars Soccer Complex.
Trailing, 2-1, with just under 15 minutes to play in the second half,
Jesus Uzcategui (Easton, PA/Easton) drilled a cross feed from
Eluziyah Pierre (Plainfield, NJ/Valley Forge Military Academy) into the back of the net to tie the score for the Spartans.
Both teams battled through a back and forth late second half, without either team being able to score the game winner.
"Hard fought game today," said Spartans Head Coach
Mario Barrantes, " We knew this was going to be a battle and it was back and forth the entire match. The early score gave us the confidence we needed and I am proud of how our team stayed in there and gave themselves a chance at the end. Something we can build on."
The Spartans opened the scoring when
Mohamed Hassanali (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus) delivered at 14:30 of the first half for the, 1-0, lead. Camden rebounded with a score in the 36th minute and both teams headed into the locker room at the intermission with the score tied, 1-1. Camden struck first just 5 minutes into the second half for the, 2-1, lead, setting the stage for Uzcategui to score the equalizer in the 74th minute.
Eluziyah Pierre (Plainfield, NJ/Valley Forge Military Academy) assisted on both scores for the Spartans.
Goalkeeper
Martin Severo (Allentown, PA/William Allen) faced 9 shots and recorded 7 saves in another strong effort for Northampton.
The Spartans are now 1-3-2 overall and 1-3-2 in Region 19.
Camden is 1-3-1 overall and 1-3-1 in the Region.
The Spartans are back on the field on Saturday, September 19th when they host Middlesex College in Region 19 action at 12pm at Spartan Field.
