RHODE ISLAND (3-1-1)
Starters: Schmidt (GK), Nilsen, Manrique, Koduah, Molina, Montoro, Oystese, Castaneda, Drayer, Villanueva, Agyemang
Substitutes:Â Ireland, Kwitchoff, Cannon, Guerra, Akselsen
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Merrimack (0-4-1)
Starters: El-Khoury (GK), Genuario, Nufi, Negri, Pierrot, Kyvaag, Moore, Osei, Pesenti, Bernardi, Bagley
Substitutes: Lamtoukou, Romei
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Scoring Summary
35:38 – URI – Oystese (Kwitchoff)
47:33 – MC – Kyvaag (Moore)
80:25 – URI – Oystese (Agyemang)
How it Happened
Reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
Isak Oystese continued his strong play, scoring twice to lead Rhode Island to a 2-1 victory at Merrimack Friday night.
With the score tied 1-1,
Patrick Agyemang took a pass from
Hugo Guerra down the right sideline. Agyemang carried the ball deep into the Merrimack zone and sent a low cross to a wide open Oystese for the finish in the 81st minute.
Oystese had scored the first goal of the night on a diving header in the 36th minute. His goal came off a long service fromÂ
Max Kwitchoff. That lead stood until Merrimack's Trym Kyvaag evened the score in the 48th minute. A long throw in was headed to Kyvaag by Curtis Moore, and Kyvaag added a second header that snuck just past the outstretched dive of Rhody keeper
Stefan Schmidt.
Merrimack's best chance to tie the match later came with 90 seconds remaining on a free kick from well outside the box. The Rhody defense headed the initial service away, and a follow up shot was well off the mark to the right, allowing Rhody to secure the victory.
Inside the Box Score
- Rhode Island is now 3-0-1 over its last four matches, allowing just two goals over the stretch.
- The Rams improved to 2-0 on the road.
- URI's defense allowed just five shots on goals, helping the team to an 11-5 edge in the category.
- Freshman Isak Oystese now has a team-high three goals.
- Redshirt junior Patrick Agyemang's assist was his first of the season.
Up Next
The Rams are off until Wednesday, Sept. 15 when they return home to host in-state rival Brown. The match begins at 7 p.m. at the URI Soccer Complex.
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