Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Frimpong-Manso Goal Lifts Mercy Men's Soccer Over
STAC 1-0 in ECC Opener 
THEILS, NY - Sophomore forward Michael Frimpong-Manso (Accra, Ghana) scored his third goal of the season to give the Mercy College men's soccer team a 1-0 triumph over host St. Thomas Aquinas College in the Flyers' East Coast Conference (ECC) opener on Tuesday. Mercy, ranked No. 9 in the Northeast Region, improved to 3-2-0 overall and 1-0-0 in league play. St. Thomas Aquinas fell to 3-3-2 overall.
It was a physical contest that remained scoreless until the 72nd minute. Playing short-handed, Mercy's Nizar Chahbani (Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia) served a ball from about 30 yards out on the left side and Frimpong-Manso beat the goalkeeper and a defender with a head touch that found the goal and would be the difference.
Mercy held an 11-9 edge in shots for the contest. Senior goalkeeper Nicholas Evans (Kingston, Jamaica) made three saves for the Flyers, while Sean McEnery stopped four shots for St. Thomas Aquinas.
"It was a very hard fought game," said Mercy head coach Chris Gonzalez. "I thought we controlled play well and it was a great touch by Michael."
Mercy is back in action on Wednesday, September 27, at Molloy in another key East Coast Conference matchup.
Soccer Game Summary (FINAL)
MERCY vs St. Thomas Aquinas (Sep 19, 2006 at Theils, NY)
Date: Sep 19, 2006
Goals by
period
1 2 Tot
MERCY....................... 0 1 - 1
St. Thomas Aquinas... 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 71:26 MERCY Frimpong-Manso, Mike (Chahbani, Nizar)
Shots: MERCY 11, St. Thomas Aquinas 9
Saves: MERCY 3 (Evans, Nicholas 3), St. Thomas Aquinas 4
(McEnery, Sean 4)
