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Kodie Sarkodie kicking a soccer ball in an exhibition match versus Geneseo on Aug. 22, 2022.
Ken Morey
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Canisius CAN (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner Cleveland St. CSU (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Canisius CAN
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Cleveland St. CSU
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Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 0 0 0
Cleveland St. CSU 4 0 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Drops Season Opener at Cleveland State

Cleveland State netted all four of its goals in the first 26 minutes of the match to take the season-opening contest over Canisius in collegiate men's soccer action Thursday evening at Krenzler Field.

With the victory, Cleveland State moved to 1-0-0 on the season while the Golden Griffins begin the year 0-1-0.

The Vikings wasted no time as Jannis Schmidt opened the scoring for the host squad in the first minute of the match, putting one past graduate keeper William Howard.

Cleveland State added to its lead 12 minutes later when Kyle Folds received a feed from Pablo Kewicki, putting the hosts up a pair.

The Vikings added a pair of insurance markers halfway through the first half after Bojan Kolevski and Kewicki scored in the 21st and 26th minutes, respectively.

Game Notes
• The match was Michael Tanke's first as a Division I head coach.
• Freshmen Tarek El-Zammar and Kyle Pollard were part of Canisius' starting lineup. Fellow first-years Josh Miller, Daniel Longo, Joseph Roper and Michael Switala also made their collegiate debuts in the match.
• Redshirt junior Obed Berhe made his collegiate debut, while junior transfer Ely Sidibe made his first start in Division I soccer.
• Howard made six saves in the match, marking the second straight season he has made at least six saves in his first start with the Griffs.

Up Next
• Canisius returns to Buffalo, N.Y. for its home-opener on Sunday against Duquesne. Kickoff from the Demske Sports Complex is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be broadcasted on ESPN+.

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