Drexel University Athletics
Drexel University
Iona
Dragons Drop Second Straight, 2-0, at Iona
9/21/2008 3:09:27 PM | Men's Soccer
New Rochelle, N.Y. - Drexel failed to find the goal for a fourth consecutive match, falling to Iona on the road in shutout fashion, 2-0. The Dragons held a slight 8-7 edge over the Gaels (5-2) in shots, but Iona pelted keeper Cory Robertson with five shots on goal and put two of them in en route to their fifth straight win. The loss drops Drexel to 2-3-2 on the season.
Aly Lo scored the Gaels' first goal of the match in the 19th minute off a feed from Alexander Paszek. Drexel held Iona off the board for the duration of the half. About 10 minutes after scoring the opening goal, Iona went a man down when Rodrigo Faria picked up a pair of yellow cards and was dismissed from the game in the 30th minute.
With the man advantage for more than 60 minutes, Drexel would put three shots on goal, but Iona keeper Nils Binstock answered the call each time to earn the shutout. Cory Robertson made three saves for the Dragons in net.
Iona would pick up an insurance goal in the 83rd minute when Giovanni Destasio beat his defender and place a shot into the goal from five yards out off a feed from Adam Rohan, who came off the bench for hte Gaels. Destasio has talled a goal or an assist in all but one of the Gaels' matches this season.
Drexel returns to Vidas Field on Saturday, Sept. 27 to open its CAA schedule against UNC Wilmington. The match will kick off at 6:00 p.m. at the Vidas Athletic Complex on 43rd and Powelton. Alumni Day festivities including the alumni match will take place prior to the game. Drexel's 1958 NCAA Championship team will be honored on its 50th anniversary at halftime of the match.
