MASCAC QUATERFINALS: Men's Soccer Advances to Semifinals Topping Anna Maria, 3-1

THE BASICS 
No. 4 Salem State, 3 vs. No. 5 Anna Maria, 1

Records: 
Anna Maria College AMCATS (4-11-2)
Salem State University Vikings (9-3-6)

Location: Salem, Mass. - Alumni Field

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

THE LEAD— Thanks to goals from Iago De Sousa-Vieira (Medford, Mass.) and Matheus Pelissari (Lowell, Mass.) , along with an own goal by Anna Maria, the No. 4 seed Salem State men's soccer team came away with a 3-1 victory over No. 5-seed Anna Maria College in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Quarterfinals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, Salem finally broke the scoreless draw at 22:14. Stephane Fevry (Haverhill, Mass.) received a great look fromMichael Echavarria (Woburn, Mass.), who fired his shot past Anna Maria goalie Federico Foganio. 
• Nearly a minute later (23:29), De Sousa-Vieira took advantage of a penalty kick and rifled a shot past a diving Foganio on the left side to make it 2-0. The Vikings' offense continued its momentum when Pelissari corralled a loose ball in front of the AMCATS net off of Kaden Yoder's (Ashburnham, Mass.) initial shot and drove it right past Foganio to put the Vikes up 3-0. 
• Towards the end of the half after Pellissari's goal, Anna Maria had multiple chances to get on the board, including a look by David Ayoola that ended up hitting the post. 
• Throughout the second half, Salem's defense, along with strong goaltending by Marcelo Silva (Marlborough, Mass.), kept the AMCATS offense in check. However, at 73:43, Kyle Brocker had a penalty kick of his own that he put past Silva's left side, which made it a 3-1 game.
• Despite the late Anna Maria goal, Silva and the Vikings' defense allowed just three shots on net the remainder of the game and ultimately secured the 3-1 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• De-Sousa Vieira has now scored in six-straight contests and is up to 16 goals on the year. 
• Pelissari's score marked his fourth of the season. Meanwhile, Yoder's assist was his second.
• Silva ended the day with eight saves. It is the fifth time this year he has finished with at least five saves in a game.
• Foganio finished the contest with 13 stops for the visitors.
• Salem doubled up Anna Maria in shots, 24-12. 
• Each time the Vikings have taken over 20 shots, they are 7-1-3.
• Salem has now won its last four matchups over Anna Maria. 
• With today's win, the Blue and Orange have now reached the MASCAC semifinals in eight straight seasons. 

UP NEXT

• Salem will now head to No. 1 seed Bridgewater State for a MASCAC Semifinals matchup on Friday, November 7, at 6:30 p.m.

Photo Credit: Saoirse Clancy'26