Sacred Heart Downs Central Conn.

Two Goals Lead Huskies to Victory

October 18, 2008

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Connecticut native Jason Tessitore scored and Matt Jones made six saves in goal to give Sacred Heart its first Northeast Conference victory of the season, a 2-1 win over Central Connecticut on Friday.

Sacred Heart's Jason Tessitore scored on Friday. (Sacred Heart Athletics)

The Blue Devils got off to an aggressive start, tallying seven shots, to Sacred Heart's one, in the first 15 minutes of the game. Raphael Guimaraes scored the game's first goal in the 36th minute when Eddie Floyd fed him a long through ball from midfield.

Guimaraes took a few dribbles down field, to draw Jones of the net, and finished the ball in the right side netting to put Central up 1-0.

Two minutes later Sacred Heart countered the CCSU scoring when a Pioneer player was taken down in the box. Senior David Backman took the penalty kick and tied the game when Blue Devil goalkeeper Paul Armstrong guessed the wrong direction on the shot.

In the 41st minute, a Central free kick was cleared long by Sacred Heart, starting a counter attack. Junior Filipe Celikkaya played a ball from midfield up to Tessitore, who then finished between a CCSU defender and Armstrong to take the lead for the Pioneers.

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