Box Score MANSFIELD, Conn. — Behind a two-goal performance from sophomore forward
Yahya Kardad, Eastern Connecticut State Men's Soccer opened their 2025 season with a 3-1 victory over Farmingdale State, Friday afternoon at Rick McCarthy Field.
Game Information:
- Score: Eastern Connecticut State University: 3, Farmingdale State College: 1
- Records: Eastern (1-0-0), Farmingdale State (0-1-0)
- Location: Mansfield, CT (Rick McCarthy Field)
Key Moments:
- Kardad gave Eastern the early edge with the help of Caiden Hettrick-Rivera, securing a goal in the first eleven minutes of regulation.
- Midway through the first half, Sebastian Kadlof doubled the lead with a strike in the 23rd minute.
- Eastern Keeper Jack Harmon made a crucial save, denying a capitalization of Farmingdale's second shot on target.
- The Rams answered after halftime with a goal from Omar Hernandez in the 57th minute cutting the deficit to one.
- Eastern found insurance in Yahya Kardad as he secured his second goal of the match-- and Eastern's third over all, finishing off a build up assist from Melgar and Boukus.
Scoring Summary:
- 11:26 – Yahya Kardad opened up the scoring summary early on in the match, capitalizing on an assist from Caiden Hettrick Rivera, netting the ball into the left corner, past the keeper, putting the Warriors up one-nil just eleven minutes into play.
- 22:30 – Sebastian Kadlof gathered himself an unassisted goal, sending a direct hitter off his right foot into the top left corner of the net, securing the Warriors second goal of the evening for a score of 2-0.
- 56:11 – After a scoreless first half for the Rams, Farmingdale answered back with a shot on target from Omar Hernandez, double assisted by Christian Russo and Derlin Alcantara Jimenez, leveling the score to 2-1 with just thirty three minutes left in regulation.
- 71:51 – Yahya Kardad found himself in perfect positioning, receiving a ball from Eliot Melgar -- delivered from Cayden Boukus, drawing the visitors' keeper out of the netting to secure a clean strike straight into the right corner of the net, forcing Eastern's third goal of the night, putting the Rams away.
Game Notes:
- Eastern out scored Farmingdale by two resulting in a 3-1 final score.
- Eastern Goalkeeper Jack Harmon gathered his first career start.
- Kardad recorded a total of four shots on target for two good ones, gathering his first multi-goal game of the season.
- Eastern led the offensive push with thirteen shots to Farmingdale's five.
- Eastern put a total of seven shots on goal, while Farmingdale trailed with two.
- Corner kicks leaned in favor of the Warriors (6) while the Rams gathered five.
- Harmon tallied only one save for the match while Farmingdale's Rocco Dispinseri went away with four.
- The match saw a total of two yellow cards both belonging to the visitors Omar Hernandez and Christian Russo.
Up Next:
Eastern Connecticut State University Men's soccer will go on to face Mitchell College, Monday, September 1st, at 4:00PM EST.
