NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's soccer opened CUNYAC play Wednesday evening against the defending league champion Baruch College Bearcats (1-5-1, 1-0-0 CUNYAC), falling by the final count of 7-0 from Manhattan College's Gaelic Park. 

First-Half Breakdown
Esmin Vukovic broke the scoring ice 15:31 in by finishing a feed from Ruslan Semenko to beat Cardinal netminder George Molina (1-4-1) for the game-winning goal.  Just 68 seconds later, Baruch doubled its advantage as Vukovic contributed to the Bearcats' second score by dishing to Alan Nikaj.  Alejandro Estevez uncorked a laser that sailed high to break York into the shot column in the 25th minute.  The Bearcats answered in the 33rd minute with a score by Daniel Fomenko to increase the advantage to three.  York put the pressure on the Bearcats at 36:20 with a Stanley Sanchez attempt that was blocked.  Jared Bijslma Silver tallied Baruch's fourth goal in the 39th minute before Arman Celebi settled the first-half scoring at the 43:54 mark with two of his four points on the day.

Second-Half Breakdown
The Bearcats tested York's defense with five shots before Sanchez's attempt in the 59th minute broke high.  The Cardinals also saw looks from Ernest Bawilliam and Michael Martey travel high in the 81st and 90th minutes, respectively.  York played a clean second half until Mohamed Nasr found the back of the net in the 88th minute to extend Baruch's lead to six.  Fomenko then closed out the scoring books with nine seconds left for his second goal of the match.  

Inside the Box Score
In the end, Baruch outplayed York in shots (25-5), shots on target (14-0) and corner kicks (7-2).  Molina turned away seven shots in between York's pipes, while Jon Legasa (1-5-1) was credited with Baruch's win. 

Up Next
The Cardinals (1-6-1, 0-1-0 CUNYAC) return to home turf Saturday (Oct. 5) for a CUNYAC tilt against the City College of New York Beavers (0-5-3, 0-0-1 CUNYAC) starting at 12 p.m. From York College Outdoor Athletic Complex.

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