NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Hunter College men's soccer team played to a 4-4 draw against Yeshiva on Thursday afternoon in a high-scoring nonconference matchup on Randall's Island. Four goals from three different players highlighted the Hawks' offensive effort as Hunter moved to 3-5-2 on the season.
Hunter came out aggressive, creating several early opportunities before finding the back of Yeshiva's (3-3-3) net in the 14th minute. Georgios Tsiakas opened the scoring off assists from Achilleas Fertitta-Boutis and Yassine Jaballah, giving the Hawks a 1-0 advantage.
Yeshiva responded, holding Hunter to just two shots for the remainder of the half. The Maccabees evened the score in the 24th minute, and took the lead for the first time in the 37th minute, sending Hunter into the intermission in a 2-1 deficit.
The Purple and Gold wasted little time turning the momentum around in the second half, scoring three unanswered goals in the opening 10 minutes. Luciano Aguirre started the momentum, as he found the back of the net off assists from Tsiakas and Andre Baraglia to bring the match level at 2-2.
Hunter continued to press forward, taking the lead in the 53rd minute when Cole Maguire sailed one over the goalkeeper off a long ball from Youssef Kangoute. Less than two minutes later, Baraglia helped set up another scoring opportunity, finding Tsiakas for his second goal of the afternoon to extend the Hawks' advantage to 4-2.
Yeshiva cut the deficit to one in the 64th minute before finding the equalizer in the 76th. Hunter continued to push forward in search of a late winner, but neither side could break the deadlock.
The Hawks' offensive effort was led by Tsiakas with eight shots, including five on goal, as he played the full 90 minutes. Aguirre also played the match's entirety, while Hunter's bench combined for three assists.
In goal, Matthew Fridburg played all 90 minutes for Hunter, recording six saves. The Hawks finished with 13 shots, placing nine on goal, while Yeshiva logged 20 with 10 on target.
Hunter resumes conference play on Oct. 10, hosting Brooklyn College at 12 p.m. on Randall's Island.
