SALEM, Mass — The Bucs men’s soccer team traveled to the North Shore on Saturday to take on Salem State in conference play. Salem went on to shut out the Buccaneers by a final of 5-0.
The Basics
Final: Vikings 5, Buccaneers 0
Records: Salem State (6-3-3, 3-0-1)
Maritime (2-9, 1-3)
Between The Pipes
Salem State: Marcelo Silva (W, 3-1-2): 4 SOG | 0 GA | 4 SV | 90 Min
Maritime: Preston Joia (L, 2-8): 13 SOG | 3 GA | 10 SV | 55:45 Min
Kaden Winter: 8 SOG | 2 GA | 6 SV | 34:15 Min
Inside The Numbers
Maritime
Salem State
- Salem had five different goal scorers in the match.
- Vanilton Xavier had two assists and four other Vikings were credited with assists.
- In total, Salem State took 29 shots and had seven corner kicks in the win.
How It Happened
Salem scored in the fourth minute of the game to take a 1-0 lead that proved to be the game winner. They went on to score another in the 39th minute giving them a 2-0 lead at the half.
In the second half, Salem scored in the 47th minute and then in the 77th minute and 80th minute with the Buccaneers playing down a man due to a red card. The Vikings held the 5-0 advantage and went on to win the conference match by the same score.
What’s Next
The Buccaneers will be back home for their next match on Friday, October 11th against Fitchburg State in conference play at 7pm.
