Men’s Soccer Falls to Fitchburg State 5-1

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA Men's Soccer Team welcomed the Fitchburg State Falcons to Shewcraft field this evening for a MASCAC clash. The Trailblazers scored first barely five minutes into the game before four different Falcons combined for five unanswered goals to pick up the visitors first MASCAC win of the season.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
• Score: Fitchburg State 5, MCLA 1
• Records: Fitchburg State University Falcons 3-7-2 (MASCAC 1-3-1) | MCLA Trailblazers 3-8-0 (MASCAC 1-4-0)
• Series History: MCLA leads the all-time series 27-15-4. Fitchburg State took the last meeting of the teams by a score of 2-1 on October 26, 2024 in Fitchburg. The Falcons also won the first ever meeting of the teams 5-1 on October 16, 1967, in North Adams.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the MCLA fans barely having a chance to warm their seats on a chilly fall night at Shewcraft Field, when Daniel Mosquera (Pittsfield, MA) chipped a pass ahead to Kyle Cardoso (Pittsfield, MA) (6', assisted by Mosquera) in stride just outside the 18-yard box. Cardoso settled the ball and fired a line drive past the Falcons' keeper for his second goal of the season. The helper was the first of the season for Mosquera.
• Fitchburg answered back barely 30 seconds later when Anthony Oliveira-Dalicandro (6', Delgado) headed home a long pass from Gabriel Delgado to level the score. Rick Da Moura (25', Youngquest) was then able to head home a free kick from Nathan Youngquest for the go ahead goal.
• The Falcons maintained that 2-1 lead through half time and for the majority of the second half before tacking on three insurance goals in the final 15 minutes of play. Oliveira-Dalicandro (76', Youngquest) used his head yet again to notch his second goal of the game. Sam Amara (79', unassisted) and Cesar Pinelo (90', unassisted) then salted the game away for the visitors with a pair of unassisted goals, created off turnovers in the MCLA end.
• Fitchburg's Tristan White stopped three of the four shots he faced and improved his record to 3-2-1.
• The Trailblazers' Oliver LeLacheur (Medford, MA) recorded ten saves but still fell to 3-8-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: Fitchburg State 39, MCLA 9
• Saves: Fitchburg State 3, MCLA 11
• Corner Kicks: Fitchburg State 8, MCLA 3
• Fouls: Fitchburg State 12, MCLA 14

UP NEXT:

On Friday, MCLA will be back in action when they play host to The Massachusetts Maritime Academy for a MASCAC matchup with the Buccaneers at  Shewcraft Field. The teams will take the pitch for a 6 p.m. kickoff.

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