Sunday's season opener was not a pretty sight. The Ironmen were able to muster only a single goal on 18 shots during yesterday's 4-2 loss to the Chicago Storm at the Prudential Center.
The Ironmen opened the scoring a little more than a minute into the game when Goran Vasic's free kick found a loosely-marked Aduato Neto, who directed the ball into the net from just outside the far post.
Chicago however got the equalizer about five minutes later when Chris Cerroni took a cross from the left flank and beat Ironmen goalkeeper Brett Phillips for the Storm's first tally of the season.
Both teams would show their off season rust as the game went scoreless for over 40 minutes. The scoring drought ended 1:43 into the fourth period when the Ironmen defense failed to clear a Chicago pass in front of the net. Chicago striker Awadalla Morad collected the ball and struck it past a sprawling Phillips to give Chicago a 4-2 lead.
The Ironmen generated a couple scoring chances down the latter part of the fourth, but could not find the finishing touch.
We here at the Local Fe26 were disappointed with Sunday's result, but we're confident that the talent rich Ironmen can pick up the slack soon. New Jersey's next match will be away against the Detroit Ignition on December 20th. Check back here for a game preview.
Chicago Storm 4, New Jersey Ironmen 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
First quarter: 1, New Jersey, Adauto Neto (Goran Vasic assist), 1:06; 2, Chicago, Chris Cerroni (Zlatko Zebic), 6:09.
END OF 1Q: Chicago 2, New Jersey 2
Fourth quarter: 3, Chicago, Awadalla Morad (Fabinho), 1:43.
END OF GAME: Chicago 4, New Jersey 2
Saves: Chicago 18 (Jeff Richey 18); New Jersey 7 (Brett Phillips 3, Patrick Hannigan 3, Goran Vasic 1).
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