Clark 2, Worcester State 1
Worcester, MA --- Senior John Machado (Bristol, CT) scored the game-winning goal - his first of the season and just the second of his career - as Clark withstood a late rally from visiting Worcester State to take a 2-1 win in men's soccer action on Wednesday afternoon at Granger Field.
In addition to Machado's heroics, freshman Gianluca Ranallo (Scarsdale, NY) had a goal and an assist.
The Cougars led 1-0 for most of the match until Lancer Dan Anthony (Leominster, MA) scored an unassisted goal in the 66th minute to knot the score.
Clark wasted little time regaining the lead as Ranallo served in a free kick to Machado who beat Worcester State netminder Evan Wilga (Dudley, MA) for the go-ahead score.
Ranallo put the Cougars ahead in the early moments of the contest on a header off a feed from classmate Nick Perracchio (Willington, CT) a little more than four minutes in.
The Cougars, who out-shot the Lancers 22-4, including an 11-1 edge in the first half, had several scoring opportunities awry throughout the match.
Machado hit the left post on a low shot to the left in the 38th minute and then on two occasions Clark hit the crossbar - once by Mike Trobagis (Acton, MA) and the other by Tim Doenmez (Dublin, NH).
Wilga turned away five shots for WSC, while Ryan King (Brimfield, MA) didn't have to make any saves to record his sixth win of the season.
The Cougars improve to 6-3 on the season with the win, while the Lancers' winless streak hit six matches as they fall to 1-7-2 overall.
Clark returns to action on Saturday with a 12 p.m. home start against Springfield.
Release Courtesy of Clark University Sports Information