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#17 Tribunes Fall to #18 Bears 3-1
#17 Tribunes Fall to #18 Bears 3-1
September 20, 2024

#17 Tribunes Fall to #18 Bears 3-1

ROCHESTER, NY - The Tribunes lost a hard-fought game against the #18 Bears of Harcum College 3-1. In what ended up being a slugfest, the Tribunes did all they could to hold back the Bears, but with some questionable officiating, they were unsuccessful. 

The Bears' Zsombor Pall scored the first goal in the 9th minute. Despite the early goal, the game was evenly matched in the first half, ending 1-0. 

The second half however was much different with the referees getting heavily involved. Ollie Weir (Falkirk, Scotland) scored an equalizer in the 50th minute from an assist by Manato Ogawa (Saitama, Japan). Unfortunately, the exciting back-and-forth match quickly devolved into a game for survival as 13 cards were given to the Tribunes as opposed to two for the Bears, 4 of which were red cards. By the end of the game, the Tribunes were playing with only eight players. Even with the heavy numbers disadvantage, the Tribunes played stout defensively for most of the second half. The Bears finally broke through in the 83rd minute to break the tie and reclaim the lead 2-1.

Needing to score again to draw level, MCC became more aggressive offensively. However, due to the lack of numbers, were unable to string together any real threat to score and opened themselves to counters by the Bears, who were able to take advantage and score a clinching 3rd goal in the 89th minute.

With too much to overcome, the Tribunes lost their second game, but the fight and resilience of the team were evident. The Tribunes will look to bounce back when they take on Erie Community College on September 25th.

NEXT UP: vs Erie Community College | 9/25/24 (4 pm) - John L. Dimarco Field (Monroe CC Brighton Campus) 

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