Box Score Saratoga Springs, N.Y.—In a battle for a Liberty League playoff berth, the Union College men's soccer team beat Skidmore 4-1, Saturday at Wachenheim Field.
 
The Dutchmen (12-4, 5-3  Liberty) make the four-team tournament, while the Thoroughbreds end their season at 10-5-2 and 4-3-1.
 
The physical game featured a combined 52 fouls and nine yellow cards.
 
Skidmore struck first when Adam Beek worked the ball past two defenders down the left side and then fired a shot far post past Union goalie Ryan Carter at 26:00.
 
Union came out hard in the second half, scoring three goals in less than seven minutes.  Dean Constant fired home a rebound off the crossbar at 53:53 to tie the game. Benjamin Golub made it 2-1 when he took a restart from Kevin Janson and found the net from along the baseline at 56:50. The third goal came on a Sebastiaan Janson penalty kick at 60:19 after Nick Vozzella was pulled down in the box after a breakaway down the left side. Nick Vozzella finished the scoring at 89:26.
 
Skidmore had a 12-11 edge in shots and a 4-1 corner advantage.
 
Eli Kisselbach had two saves for Skidmore, while Ryan Carter stopped six for Union.
 
Union (12-4, 5-3) vs. Skidmore College (10-5-2, 4-3-1)
 Date: Oct 27, 2012  Attendance: 310
 Weather: Clear, 60 at start, no wind

 Goals by period       1  2  Tot
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 Union...............  0  4 -  4
 Skidmore College....  1  0 -  1

 SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  26:00 SKIDMORE Adam Beek (3) (unassisted) - broke through beat defender then goalie
  2.  53:53 UNION_M Dean Constant (2) (unassisted) - rebound fromo 10 yards out
  3.  56:50 UNION_M Benjamin Golub (3) (Kevin Janson) - shot along left baseline off restart
  4.  60:19 UNION_M Sebastiaan Jansen (20) Penalty kick
  5.  89:26 UNION_M Nick Vozzella (1) (unassisted) - alone in front

 Shots: Union 11, Skidmore College 12
 Saves: Union 6 (Ryan Carter 6), Skidmore College 2 (Eli Kisselbach 2)