Matt Greenland’s Clutch Goal Pushes Huskies Past Northern Michigan 2-1

Saturday, September 21

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

3-2-0, 1-0-0

Northern Michigan

3-1-1, 0-1-0

Northern Mich.

St. Cloud St.

Matt Greenland’s Clutch Goal Pushes Huskies Past Northern Michigan 2-1

9/21/2024 11:24:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

St. Cloud State wins third consecutive game

St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (3-2-0, 1-0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) took down Northern Michigan 2-1 in their GLIAC opener Saturday evening for their third straight victory. Philip Caputo continued his hot streak as he found the back of the net in the 10th minute to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead. Caputo was setup on the play by Andrew Holmes and Nolan Pratumwon who skipped the ball down field to a streaking Caputo who beat the keeper for the goal. That score would hold up until halftime as the Huskies led 1-0 at the break. Northern Michigan was rejuvenated to start the half as a goal by Alessandro Scialanga in the 51st minute tied the game at 1-1. The teams would battle late into the match before former Northern Michigan Wildcat Noah Eklund drew a key foul to set up a free kick for the Huskies at midfield. Goalkeeper Ramy Atia booted the ball deep into the Wildcats box where Matt Greenland would come away with the ball and punch in the goal in the 83rd minute to put the Huskies up 2-1. The St. Cloud State defense locked in for the final seven minutes as Northern Michigan did not attempt a shot, leading to the 2-1 victory and third straight win for St. Cloud State.

Top Huskies

Matt Greenland scored his first career goal with the Huskies and tallied his third point of the year. Greenland also led the team in shots with four, landing two on goal, in his 42 minutes off the bench.
Philip Caputo recorded his fourth consecutive game scoring a goal, which is now the longest streak in program history. Caputo has now tallied six goals this season and is up to 15 points.
Ramy Atia started his fifth game in goal for the Huskies and recorded three saves, a shot on goal, and an assist while playing all 90 minutes. Atia registered his third game of the season where he has allowed one goal or less.

Notables

The Huskies now move to 3-3-1 against Northern Michigan all-time.
St. Cloud State led the game in shots (13-7) and shots on goal (7-4).
With the win, St. Cloud State recorded their third consecutive victory, the longest streak in program history.
Nolan Pratumwon and Andrew Holmes each recorded their second assist of the season.
Noah Kantorowicz, Rhys Ward, and Yuken Harmon all recorded one shot on goal.
Noah Eklund, Philip Caputo, Noah Kantorowicz, Yannick Langerhuizen, Andrew Holmes, and Ramy Atia all played 90 minutes.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to action on Friday, September 27 as they face-off against Wisconsin Parkside at 7:00 P.M. at Husky Stadium. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stayed tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.