THROGGS NECK, N.Y. — The SUNY Old Westbury men's soccer team opened the scoring against Maritime College on Friday afternoon, but the Privateers responded with four unanswered goals to hand the Panthers a 4-1 defeat at Reinhart Field.
The Panthers struck first in the 17th minute when Johan Gran found the back of the net at 16:16. After his initial attempt was saved by Maritime goalkeeper Aidan Slovensky, Gran headed home the rebound to give Old Westbury a 1-0 advantage.
Maritime continued to pressure the Panthers' defense and found the equalizer just before halftime. Jeferson Blanco converted a penalty kick at 41:44 to even the score at 1-1 heading into the break.
The Privateers carried their momentum into the second half, taking the lead at 52:53. Blanco scored his second goal of the afternoon off an assist from Yakob Muller, putting Maritime ahead 2-1.
Maritime extended its advantage in the 67th minute when Georgios Tsatalios finished a pass from Muller, firing a shot from just outside the penalty area to make it 3-1.
Blanco completed his hat trick in the 83rd minute, splitting the Old Westbury defense before finishing at the far post with his left foot. Muller recorded his third assist of the contest on the goal, securing the 4-1 final.
The Panthers look to bounce back against St. Joseph's University - Long Island on Saturday Oct 17th at 1:30pm at Panther Park.
