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Cleveland State Men's Soccer Opens Season With 4-0 Shutout of Canisius

Box Score

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State opened the 2022 campaign with a 4-0 shutout of Canisius on Thursday evening on Krenzler Field. Tonight, was the first season-opening victory since 2017 against Robert Morris, 3-1.

THE GAME
The Vikings couldn't have asked for a better start as Jannis Schmidt capitalized on a giveaway in the back to make it 1-0 just 44 seconds into the contest. In the 12th minute, Kyle Folds scored his goal in a Viking uniform off a corner from Pablo Kawecki.

Bojan Kolevski extended the advantage to 3-0 in the 20th minute, scoring off a through ball from Albert Portas. Five minutes later, Kawecki found the back of the net off a through ball from Nick McCausland as the lead stood at 4-0.

Cleveland State went into the half leading 4-0 while holding a 15-3 edge in shots.

The second half went scoreless as the Vikings held a 5-2 advantage in shots.

Max Kasputis made his first career appearance in goal, starting the contest and making a save for the victory. Ryan Poling also made his debut in net, playing the final six minutes.  Kolevski finished with seven total shots and three on target.

UP NEXT
The Vikings hit the road on Monday evening to face former Horizon League member, UIC at 8 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Folds

#19 Kyle Folds

D
6' 2"
Junior
Max Kasputis

#33 Max Kasputis

GK
6' 1"
Senior
Pablo Kawecki

#10 Pablo Kawecki

M
5' 9"
Senior
Bojan Kolevski

#9 Bojan Kolevski

F
5' 10"
Junior
Nick McCausland

#14 Nick McCausland

D
5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ryan Poling

#0 Ryan Poling

GK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Albert Portas

#11 Albert Portas

M
5' 8"
Senior
Jannis Schmidt

#8 Jannis Schmidt

M
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kyle Folds

#19 Kyle Folds

6' 2"
Junior
D
Max Kasputis

#33 Max Kasputis

6' 1"
Senior
GK
Pablo Kawecki

#10 Pablo Kawecki

5' 9"
Senior
M
Bojan Kolevski

#9 Bojan Kolevski

5' 10"
Junior
F
Nick McCausland

#14 Nick McCausland

5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
D
Ryan Poling

#0 Ryan Poling

6' 0"
Sophomore
GK
Albert Portas

#11 Albert Portas

5' 8"
Senior
M
Jannis Schmidt

#8 Jannis Schmidt

5' 10"
Senior
M
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