Back-to-back wins for LIU Post men’s soccer

Michael Otero

Facing a one goal deficit and 15 minutes to go in regulation, the LIU Post men’s soccer team somehow found a way climb out of the hole and tie the game on Wednesday, September 23. After one full extra period, the Pioneers eventually pulled out a dramatic 2-1 win against the University of District of Columbia in double overtime. 

The equalizing goal in the 85th minute came from senior forward Per Forgaard, forcing the overtime. The scoreless overtime put the extra onus on both teams to score and get the victory in tightly contested game. In that second overtime, sophomore forward Jason Lampkin corralled his own rebound and beat the keeper to give the Pioneers the thrilling 2-1 win. 

The Pioneers went back to work on Saturday, Sept. 26, when they visited Queens College in Flushing, N.Y. The Pioneers won another hard fought battle, 2-0, thanks to two late goals. Senior keeper Kevin LaBarbera, who was seeing his first action of the season, kept Queens off the scoreboard through the first half, even though they had four shots. 

In a match with overtime written all over it, junior forward Johann Kristjansson had other ideas. Kristjansson scored the first goal of the game in the 82nd minute after beating the Queens keeper to a loose ball and tapping it into the goal. Later in the match, freshman forward Charlie Ledula added another goal, just for good measure, to give LIU the two goal advantage. 

The Pioneers outshot Queens 13-7 and LaBarbera secured his first win and shutout of the 2015 season. Andreas Lindberg and his LIU Post men’s soccer team are back at it on Wednesday, September 30, when they welcome Philadelphia University to Brookville, N.Y. Opening kick is scheduled for 3 p.m. 

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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