Eckerd College men’s soccer lost 2-1 at Embry-Riddle in Sunshine State Conference action Saturday evening in Daytona Beach, Florida. Embry-Riddle scored in the 16th and 48th minutes to take a two-goal lead. Marcio Costa scored Eckerd’s goal in the 80th minute, but Eckerd could not complete the comeback.
Samuel Magda scored Embry-Riddle’s first goal in the 16th minute, with Riley Aldana and Lukas Bludau assisting. Lorenzo Rodofili added Embry-Riddle’s second goal in the 48th minute, assisted by Joseph Ben-Ezra. Costa’s goal was his first of the season.
Eckerd pressed for an equalizer during the final 10 minutes but did not score again. Embry-Riddle held a 10-8 advantage in shots and a 7-3 edge in corner kicks, while the teams recorded three and four shots on goal, respectively. Trent Murphy made two saves in goal for Eckerd.
Eckerd moved to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in Sunshine State Conference play. Eckerd College men’s soccer is scheduled to host No. 17 Florida Southern on Wednesday, September 16, at 7 p.m.
Source: Original report