Florida National University men’s soccer defeated New College of Florida 4-1 on Sept. 16 in Hialeah, Florida, improving to 4-3-0. David Luque Rivero scored on a penalty kick and assisted on Yosuke Shimizu’s 78th-minute goal. New College of Florida fell to 1-3-1.
Florida National (FL) took a 1-0 lead into halftime after captain Juan Pugin delivered the corner kick that led to a handball in the penalty area. Luque Rivero converted the resulting penalty kick for the opening goal. Florida National recorded 14 first-half shots, while New College of Florida had seven, including several off-target attempts by Cameron Johnson.
Florida National scores three times after halftime
Shunto Tanaka extended Florida National’s lead in the 53rd minute with an assist from Alex Tabachnikov. Tabachnikov scored two minutes later with an assist from Pablo Goyet, recording his first goal with Florida National. Angel Frias answered for New College of Florida in the 57th minute to make the score 3-1.
Florida National restored its three-goal advantage in the 78th minute. Luque Rivero assisted Shimizu on the final goal of the match. Luque Rivero now has six goals and three assists in seven matches in 2026.
Ignacio Pacheco made one save for Florida National, and Vitor Caetano Pedrosa played the final nine minutes and made two saves. Florida National finished with 11 shots on goal, compared with five for New College of Florida, while Michael Olszewski recorded four shots. Florida National improved to 2-2-0 all time against New College of Florida and earned its first win over the Banyans since 2023.
Up next
Florida National University is scheduled to play at Florida Memorial University at Ives Estates Park at 7 p.m. on Sept. 19. The match will be the next game on Florida National University’s schedule. Florida National University enters the game after its 4-1 victory over New College of Florida.
Source: Original report