Angelo Bernardes scored in the 60th minute, but the No. 18 St. Thomas University Bobcats men’s soccer team played New College of Florida NCF to a 1-1 draw Wednesday in Sarasota. The match was scoreless at halftime before both teams scored in the second half. St. Thomas entered the match with a 7-3-2 overall record and a 3-0-2 mark in Sun Conference play.
Bernardes put St. Thomas STU ahead in the 60th minute with an assist from Thiago Patto. The goal was Bernardes’ third of the season. New College of Florida NCF answered in the 68th minute, when Cuba Soerensen scored on a corner kick to tie the match.
St. Thomas held the shot advantage
St. Thomas STU outshot New College of Florida NCF 22-8 and put seven shots on goal. New College of Florida NCF recorded three shots on goal. Matias Fuentes made two saves in goal for St. Thomas.
Chris Stafford, Manuel Dominguez, Julian Ramirez and Stepan Maltsev each played all 90 minutes for St. Thomas. New College of Florida entered the match with a 3-3-6 overall record and a 1-0-4 Sun Conference record. The teams remained tied for the rest of the match.
What comes next for St. Thomas
St. Thomas University Bobcats men’s soccer returns to action October 17 against Warner University. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. at AutoNation Field during Homecoming Weekend.
FSB Take
St. Thomas produced a clear statistical advantage with 22 shots and seven shots on goal, but New College of Florida’s second-half response secured the draw. Bernardes’ third goal of the season gave the Bobcats the lead before Soerensen’s corner-kick finish leveled the match.
Source: Original report