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By Framingham State athletics

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FITCHBURG – The Framingham State men’s soccer team defeated Fitchburg State by a score of 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in MASCAC action at Elliot Field in Fitchburg.

With the loss, the Falcons end their season at 1-14.

With the win, Framingham State improves to 6-1 in the Conference and 7-11-1 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED:  

  • Framingham State grabbed a 1-0 advantage at the 31:31 mark when sophomore Jeffson Malachie (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) received a feed from classmate Kumphel Sinha (Darjeeling, India) and tucked the ball inside the near post for his second goal of the season. 

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  • The Rams doubled their margin seven minutes later as senior Giovanni Green (Montego Bay, Jamaica) found Malachie off a free kick from 20 yards out before Malachie headed the ball into the left side of the net for his second tally of the contest to make the score 2-0 going into the half. 
  • Following the intermission, the Fitchburg State threatened midway through the second half with juniors Dylan McCall (Burlington, Conn.) and Rizkhan Muhwezi (Attleboro) putting back-to-back shots on target, but Rams keeper Jake Hartshorn (Chelmsford) denied both shots.  
  • Framingham State secured the victory in the 81st minute of action when freshman Breyner Depina (Fogo, Cape Verde) settled a loose ball in front of the net and connected on his second marker of the 2021 campaign. Malachie scored his third of the game moments late resulting in the 4-0 final.  

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

  • Framingham State finished with a 27-11 advantage in shots, while also holding a 11-3 edge in corner kicks 
  • Jaramillo made nine saves for the Falcons 
  • Hartshorn stopped four shots for the Rams  

UP NEXT: The Rams secure the #2 seed in next week’s MASCAC Tournament and will host a semifinal game on Friday evening. 


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Susan Petroni is the former editor for SOURCE. She is the founder of the former news site, which as of May 1, 2023, is now a self-publishing community bulletin board. The website no longer has a journalist but a webmaster.