Florida Gulf Coast men’s soccer fell 2-1 to North Florida on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Pickering Field in Fort Myers after Mark Romano scored the winning goal in the 85th minute.
Romano’s shot from beyond the box deflected off a Florida Gulf Coast defender and went past the Eagles’ goalkeeper to give North Florida the lead. Florida Gulf Coast had a final chance to equalize with 60 seconds remaining, but its shot went just high of the crossbar.
The match was delayed for 41 minutes by lightning after 5:01 had been played. Florida Gulf Coast took the lead in the 16th minute when Aron Martinez scored after a passing sequence involving Brooks Beeman, Rico Felix and Flavio D’Angelo. North Florida answered in the 30th minute when Kaiss Mansouri scored to tie the match.
Florida Gulf Coast men’s soccer statistics
Florida Gulf Coast outshot North Florida 12-11, and both teams recorded six shots on goal. North Florida held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks, while the teams combined for four yellow cards and 25 fouls.
Florida Gulf Coast entered the match 2-4-0 overall and 0-2-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. North Florida entered at 4-2-1 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play.
Florida Gulf Coast men’s soccer returns to the road Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Houston Christian. The match is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
Source: Original report