Lynn University men’s soccer team defeated Palm Beach Atlantic 2-0 on Wednesday in Sunshine State Conference play at Bobby Campbell Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. Fabian Vyhnalek scored his first goal of the season, Robin Muenst added his team-leading seventh and goalkeeper Julian Marcos made a season-high five saves. The victory was Lynn University’s third Sunshine State Conference win of the season.
Vyhnalek opened the scoring at 4:41 by finding the bottom-left corner from outside the box. Palm Beach Atlantic created an opportunity in the 20th minute, but Lynn’s defense blocked the attempt before Marcos made his first save moments later. Lynn carried a 1-0 lead into halftime after finishing the opening 45 minutes with six shots, including four on goal.
Muenst doubled Lynn University’s advantage at 70:39, scoring in the 71st minute off an assist from Fabian Wagner. Wagner finished with three shots, including two on goal, while Muenst put both of his attempts on target. Marc Vila and Joao Silva also recorded shots on goal during the match.
Luan Barroso Rennstich recorded two attempts and had one shot on goal. Rui Ferreira generated a scoring opportunity in the 86th minute and forced a save. Marcos made two more saves in the 88th minute before completing all 90 minutes in goal.
Lynn University finished with 11 shots, including nine on goal, while Palm Beach Atlantic recorded 12 shots, including five on goal. The result moved Lynn University to 4-3-5 overall and 3-3-2 in Sunshine State Conference play. Marcos earned the shutout with his season-high five saves.
Lynn University was scheduled to return to the road Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. against Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach. The match was set to be the Lynn Fighting Knights’ final Sunshine State Conference road trip of the regular season. The schedule item came after the 2-0 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic.
FSB Take
Lynn University combined early and late scoring with a strong performance from Marcos to secure the conference victory. Vyhnalek’s first goal of the season gave the Fighting Knights an early lead, while Muenst’s seventh goal provided the deciding margin. Lynn University’s nine shots on goal and 3-3-2 conference record framed the result before the scheduled trip to Embry-Riddle.
Source: Original report