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Ada 10822
1
Hamilton HAMILTON (6-4-4, 3-4-3)
1
Amherst AMHERST (9-2-3, 5-1-3)
Hamilton HAMILTON
(6-4-4, 3-4-3)
1
Final
1
Amherst AMHERST
(9-2-3, 5-1-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hamilton HAMILTON 0 1 1
Amherst AMHERST 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Mamoths settle for tie after Hamilton goal in 88th minute

AMHERST, Mass. --  On this rainy Saturday afternoon, Mohammed Nuhu scored an early goal (assisted by Ada Okorogheye) for his 6th goal of the season and third goal in the past two games. Amherst Mammoths kept the Hamilton Continentals at bay until the 88th minute when Hamilton was awarded a corner kick that led to a late game equalizer ending the game 1-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS
* From the start the Amherst Mammoths and Hamilton Continentals battled hard with 3 fouls on each team in the first 14 minutes

* In the 14th minute #23 Ada Okorogheye played a slotted ball to #21 Mohammed Nuhu for a great hit to the far post putting Amherst up 1-0.

* Amherst kept firing shots at the Hamilton keeper #0 Kai Haesselein and disrupting Hamilton's play, Hamilton continues to struggle to get a shot off.

* From the start of the second half the Amherst Mammoths pinned Hamilton into their defensive half, Amherst continued to pepper them with shots and defend their lead.

* The Hamilton Continentals seemed to match Amherst's physicality, with both teams drawing fouls throughout the half. Hamilton procured numerous free kicks that they could not seem to capitalize on.

* Amherst with five minutes left still looking for that second goal with a

* With 4 minutes left Hamilton pushing into their attacking half in an attempt for a late equalizer, but still can't seem to get the right opportunity.

* In the 88nd minute Hamilton College gets a free kick at midfield, sent in to the box and headed out over the goal line by Amherst for a corner kick. The corner kick is punched out of the 18 by Max Landa and pops out for a big shot to the far post by Hamilton player Luke Peplowski equalizing the game 1-1 with 2 minutes left. Amherst was unable to get another one back with the 2 minutes left, thus ending the game 1-1 in a wild turn of events.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
 

* The Mammoths outshot Hamilton 10-3 overall.
 
* The Mammoths are now 9-2-3 and the Hamilton Continentals are 6-4-4.
 
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