Canton, NY – Visiting Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences scored in the 33rd minute and a late push from the SUNY Canton men's soccer came up just short as they dropped a 1-0 decision on Sunday afternoon.

Neither team found the back of the net in the opening 30 minutes but the visiting Panthers got on the board in the 33rd minute off a Roos turnover in their defensive third. Kyle Jenkins picked off a pass and found Mina Girgis in the center at the top of the box. Girgis faked a shot and slid the ball to his right beating Roo keeper Mouhammed Thiam (New York, NY) into the lower left corner. ACPHS (7-3-1) took the 1-0 lead into intermission.  

With just less than 30 minutes to play the Roos (1-9-1) had a great scoring chance when Erdous Lebron (San Juan, Puerto Rico) hit a low bending shot toward the right side of net but Panther keeper Matt Houlihan made a nice play diving to his left to make the save.

With seven minutes remaining SUNY Canton had a golden chance for the equalizer. Kyle Smith (Evans Mills, NY) took a corner kick from the near corner that found Mouhamadou Cisse (Sacre Coeur, Dakar, Senegal) who redirected a beautiful header that struck just off the top of the crossbar.

With three minutes remaining Cisse had another header this time off a cross from Edward Malinoski, Jr. (Evans Mills, NY) but Houlihan was up to the task making the save at the right post. Moments later Thiam made a big save at the other end on a shot from Zak Giorgi.

Thiam made three stops in net for the Roos, while Houlihan turned aside three shots for Albany Pharmacy. SUNY Canton held an 18-11 edge in shots in the competition.

The men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Wednesday when it hosts SUNY Poly at 6 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.
 
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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.