CCNY Reach Their Goal of Going to the CUNYAC Final With a 2-0 Win Over Brooklyn

City College set the goal of reaching the 2015 CUNYAC final since preseason, "That was the goal we set for ourselves at the season onset," City's captain Abdul Abdulai said.

As of Oct. 3rd they were 3-6 (1-2 CUNYAC)--one of those losses was a 2-1 heartbreak against Brooklyn College-- no one expected them to reach their goal then.

They climbed all the way up to beating Brooklyn 2-0 in the semifinal yesterday afternoon at Brooklyn College Soccer Field. Thus reached their goal: the CUNYAC final.

Clifford Leriche wasn't a starter for City until the game against John Jay just three weeks ago. He scored a stunner for the visitors in the first half. Mostafa Haridi secured the win with a goal of his own in the second half.

 Abdulai was pleased of the win but understood that there's more to do. "We are happy to be in the final but the job isn't done yet."

CCNY hope to get the job done against the No. 1 seed College of Staten Island in the CUNYAC final next Saturday at Brooklyn College Soccer Field.

This game felt like a replay of when the two teams met back on Sept. 23rd, it was a up-and-down battle throughout the whole 90. Leriche opened the scoring in the 25th minute. He volleyed the ball from outside the box to the lower corner of the net after Haridi headed Anthony Scarallo's long throw to him.

The Beavers wouldn't score again until the hour mark. Augustine Amissah released Abdulai down the right flank, who flashed past a Brooklyn defender before crossing the ball to Haridi. Haridi was unmarked in the box as he raised his foot to hit the ball past Brooklyn keeper Ilya Keygen.

CCNY held on to the lead and the clean sheet all the way to the final whistle to go undefeated in five games with three straight clean sheets. They will try to keep this momentum going in next week's final, "We're staying focused and playing to win the trophy," Abdulai said.

Last time City won the title was in 2005, of a 3-2 victory over Staten Island.