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Big Second Half Propels Campbell Past Richmond 4-1 In Men's Soccer Exhibition


BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Josh Elliott scored twice and assisted on another goal to lead Campbell to a 4-1 win over visiting Richmond Tuesday night in a men's soccer exhibition at the Eakes Athletic Complex.



Camel freshman Vince Petrasso tallied a pair of goals in his first outing with the Orange & Black and Julian Fulton added two assists as the Camels recovered from a 1-0 half-time deficit with two strikes in an 8:17 span early in the second half.



Campbell
continues its pre-season schedule Friday in a 4:00 p.m. kick-off at Elon before hosting its annual Alumni match on Saturday at 3:00.



The visiting Spiders jumped in front in the 20th minute on Callum Thomas' goal. Jordan Evans sent a corner kick into the box that was eventually controlled by Alex Naime, who curled a left footed pass to Thomas. The junior from Aberdeen, Scotland beat Camel keeper Aaron Johnson from about 10 yards.



Campbell nearly equalized in the 30th minute, but Richmond keeper Matt Cully was able to parry Richard Jata's 25-yard curling direct kick.



The equalizer came just 6:03 into the second period when Elliott and Petrasso linked on a pair of passes down the left flank. The Canadian U-20 National Team pool member then unleashed a right-footed effort from 20 yards that found the upper right corner of Spider back up keeper Eric Sciocchetti's net.



Petrasso, a midfielder from Woodbridge, Ontario, again scored from just inside the box just 8:17 later for what proved to be the winning goal. Julian Fulton fed Alex Bruemmer down the right side, and the Camel junior dribbled deep into the area before squaring a low ball across the box to Petrasso, whose first touch again hit the net.



Just over five minutes later, Elliott notched his first goal of the pre-season off Fulton's assist. In the 84th minute, Chris Price's serve found Elliott alone at the back post and the junior from Salisbury, Md., headed the ball inside the right post for the final tally.



Campbell
finished with a 10-5 edge in shots, scoring four times off six second-half attempts. Cully and Schiocchetti each had one save while splitting the game in half for the Spiders. Johnson finished with three saves in 70 minutes of action before giving way to freshman Bryce Kenny in the Camel nets.


Campbell
4, Richmond 1 (Exhibition)

Scoring:

UR (19:40) Callum Thomas (Alex Naime assist)

CAM (51:03) Vince Petrasso (Josh Elliott)

CAM (59:20) Petrasso (Alex Bruemmer, Julian Fulton)

CAM (64:39) Josh Elliott (Fulton)

CAM (83:09) Josh Elliott (Chris Price)

Shots: Richmond 5, Campbell 10

Corner Kicks: Richmond 5, Campbell 7

Keeper Saves: Richmond (Matt Cully 1, Eric Sciocchetti 1); Campbell (Aaron Johnson 3, Bryce Kenny 0)

Fouls: Richmond 11, Campbell 19

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Players Mentioned

Alex Bruemmer

#13 Alex Bruemmer

F/MF
5' 10"
Junior
Josh Elliott

#21 Josh Elliott

MF/F
6' 0"
Junior
Julian Fulton

#20 Julian Fulton

F
6' 2"
Senior
Richard Jata

#9 Richard Jata

MF
5' 11"
Sophomore
Aaron Johnson

#1 Aaron Johnson

GK
5' 10"
Sophomore
Bryce Kenny

#26 Bryce Kenny

GK
6' 0"
Freshman
Vince Petrasso

#7 Vince Petrasso

MF
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Bruemmer

#13 Alex Bruemmer

5' 10"
Junior
F/MF
Josh Elliott

#21 Josh Elliott

6' 0"
Junior
MF/F
Julian Fulton

#20 Julian Fulton

6' 2"
Senior
F
Richard Jata

#9 Richard Jata

5' 11"
Sophomore
MF
Aaron Johnson

#1 Aaron Johnson

5' 10"
Sophomore
GK
Bryce Kenny

#26 Bryce Kenny

6' 0"
Freshman
GK
Vince Petrasso

#7 Vince Petrasso

5' 5"
Freshman
MF