Men’s Soccer Team Opens ’09 With Convincing Win at Bristol CC

FALL RIVER, MA – (September 5) – Sophomore Frank Busumbru (South Windsor) scored a pair of first half goals to pace Manchester Community College to a 4-0 win over NJCAA Region 21 Division III rival Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA Saturday afternoon.

Southington’s Mariusz Kurzatkowski , who scored 17 goals as a freshmen, scored the first goal of the season from an Aldo Morin (West Hartford) assist 24 minutes into the game, which was dominated by the Cougars from the start. Giusseppe Panajia (Glastonbury) scored the fourth MCC goal.

Co-captain Hami Kara (Wethersfield) and Tony Ettorre (Plainville) each made a pair of saves in the combined shutout.

MCC, ranked #4 in the NJCAA preseason poll after representing the East at the Division III National Tournament in Richland, TX last November , outshot Bristol 19-9 and held a 3-0 lead at halftime. Ettorre preserved the shutout when turned back a penalty kick with seven minutes to play.

“I am very, very pleased with our defensive effort today,” Jim Insinga said shortly after his tenth opener as MCC’s head coach was in the books. “We are extremely deep off the bench defensively, so we have a lot of options to help keep our team fresh.”

Manny Nanadoum (Naugatuck) Daniel Boateng (East Hartford) and co-captain Kevin Battista (Enfield) added assists for the Cougars (1-0) who will host Division I Massasoit CC (Brockton, MA) Saturday at 2 pm at MCC.

At Fall River, MA
MCC (1-0) 3 1 4
BCC (0-1) 0 0 0
Goals: M – Frank Busumbru (2) Mariusz Kurzatkowski, Giusseppe Panajia. Saves: M – Hami Kara and Tony Ettorre 4 combined; B- Nick Twaite10