El-Khoury leaps for a ball through traffic
Jim Stankiewicz
0
Merrimack MER (2-1-2, 2-1-2)
0
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU (2-3-1, 2-1-1)
Merrimack MER
(2-1-2, 2-1-2)
0
Final
0
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU
(2-3-1, 2-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT-2 OT 1 F
Merrimack MER 0 0 0 0 0
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Battles in Scoreless Draw

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Merrimack men's soccer, after a 110-minute double overtime battle on the road at Fairleigh Dickinson, worked a scoreless tie in New Jersey on Monday.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack Warriors 0, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 0
Records: Merrimack (2-1-2, 2-1-2 NEC) | LIU (2-3-1, 2-1-1 NEC)
Location: University Field | Teaneck, N.J.

The Summary
  • After both teams worked tactfully through the midfield, the Warriors got their first offensive roll late in the first half with a flurry in the 37th minute, Merrimack earned a free kick, with the initial shot blocked for a corner. In the next two minutes the Warriors worked three corners, getting services in the box pushed out by the defense. A shot by Alessandro Negri off of a free kick in the 42nd minute sailed high for the last offensive chance of the half.
  • In the first half, goalkeeper Georges El-Khoury worked three saves, facing seven shots to anchor the Warriors defensively.
  • The Warriors again peppered the net at the end of the second half, with a deep throw in from the outside of the 18-yard box leading to a shot by Frantz Pierrot on the ground that was saved in the 89th minute. Merrimack again rolled offensive pressure from corner kicks, with the first corner leading to a shot by Dylan Barreria over the net. The second corner service led to a Stefano Pesenti shot getting blocked by the defense, before the final corner was cleared out at the end of regulation.
  • Merrimack got the only shot on goal in both overtimes, with Frantz Pierrot again forcing a low save by FDU in the 99th minute.
Stats & Figures
  • Merrimack's defense held strong against eight corner kick attempts, including a pair in overtime, to keep Fairleigh Dickinson off the scoresheet.
  • The clean sheet is the first shutout for El-Khoury in goal for Merrimack and the first for the squad this year.
  • Merrimack now sits in third place in the Northeast Conference standings with eight points, sharing a 2-1-2 record with LIU.
Up Next
Merrimack will return home to play Sacred Heart at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 5 in the team's final home game of the season. 

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