Bridgeport Men's Soccer Comeback Falls Short In A 3-2 Home Loss To AIC

Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the 2022 season on Wednesday night, as the visiting American International College Yellow Jackets scored two goals in the first 15 minutes of the match and then held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Purple Knights.  After Wednesday's action, both UB and AIC are now 1-1-1 on the young season.

After the Yellow Jackets jumped out to the 2-0 lead, Bridgeport cut the deficit in half when freshman Maximilian Kissel (Wiesbaden, Germany) put home his second goal of 2022 off an assist from senior Jesse Clark (Stratford, Conn.) at the 25:28 mark of play.

The score would stay at a 2-1 AIC advantage until the 69th minute of play when the Yellow Jackets extended their lead to 3-1 when Dirk Doppen found the back of the net for the second time on the evening.

Jesse Clark would pull the Purple Knights to within one when he scored his second goal of the season in the final 10 seconds of the match off a feed from freshman Noah Londogard (Ystad, Sweden), giving Noah his first collegiate point.

UB goalkeeper Clement Anet (Grad., Cosse le Vivien, France) made four saves on the nights, as did AIC keeper Lucas Morales-Fernandez.

Both teams took 10 shots in the contest, and UB finished with an 8-2 edge in corner kicks.

Up next, the UB men's soccer team travels to Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H. for a 6:00 p.m. match on Tuesday, and the Purple Knights return home on Saturday, September 10 when they host Chestnut Hill College in the team's 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opener.

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