Buffalo was able to record the first dangerous chance of the match in the third minute as Russell Cicerone made a great run and ripped a shot that was deflected by the Oral Roberts keeper and cleared off the goal line at the last second by a defender. Joseph Kuta stepped up and made a great stop in the sixth minute as Santiago Riveros ripped a shot from 15 yards out. In the 26th minute, Russell Cicerone got the Bulls on the board as Daniel Cramarossa sent a free kick into the box where Fox Slotemaker headed a ball to Cicerone who buried the header goal, his 13th of the season. Three minutes later, Russell Cicerone almost gave UB the 2-0 lead as he ripped a shot that just missed the left corner of the net. In the 35th minute, Ryan Pereira ripped a shot that the Oral Roberts keeper made a nice poking stop on to keep the match 1-0 in favor of UB.
The Golden Eagles had a good chance to score in the 57th minute but Santiago Riveros hard shot went just high of the upper left corner. In the 64th minute, Corey Cantor ripped a hard shot that Joseph Kuta watched soar over the cross bar. Santiago Riveros had a free kick from just outside the box in the 72nd minute that just went over the cross bar and out of play, preserving the UB 1-0 lead. The Golden Eagles had their last great chance to tie the match in the 75th minute but Matthew Rogers saw his header grabbed by a diving Joseph Kuta. The Bulls countered a minute later with a great scoring chance but David Enstrom’s rocket shot was stop by the left fist of the keeper to keep the score 1-0 in favor of the Bulls. The Buffalo defense dug deep and controlled the final 14 minutes of the match, not allowing the Golden Eagles another scoring chance as they preserved their ninth clean sheet of the season.
The Bulls will hit the road for their final regular season match of the season on Saturday as they head to Bowling Green for a 7 p.m. match. With a win on Saturday, UB will clinch at least a share of the MAC regular season championship and depending on other results, the Bulls can earn the outright MAC regular season championship.
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