Syracuse Falls 2-1 at Akron on Late Goal

Tuesday, October 6

Akron, OH

7 PM

Syracuse University

7-4-1, 1-2-1

Akron

7-1-2, 1-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Syracuse	1	0	1
Akron	1	1	2

Game Notes

10/6/2026 9:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score Highlights

AKRON, OH. - Syracuse men's soccer fell 2-1 at Akron on Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. Remi Agunbiade's goal in the 85th minute broke a 1-1 tie, and a missed penalty kick early in the second half proved costly for the Orange.
Akron opened the scoring in the 9th minute, but the Orange soon answered in the 16th minute. Kristjan Fortier scored off a combination between Badr Laghjibi and Nathan Scott, and the teams went to halftime level at 1-1.
broke through in the 85th minute, when Francisco Tolaba set up for the winner for Agunbiade.

Syracuse outshot Akron 12-10 and held an 8-6 advantage in corner kicks, though Akron held a 5-4 edge in shots on goal. Ivan Irinimbabazi, Laghjibi and Da Costa each took two shots for the Orange. Juan Martinez-Bastidas played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves, matching Kaminski's three at the other end.

The Orange continue ACC play at home, Saturday October 10 at 7 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium, hosting No. 11 Louisville. Streaming will be on ACCNX.