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MSOC vs. PBA Riccardo Goal
0
Palm Beach Atl. PBA (3-2-2, 2-1-1)
5
Winner Florida Tech FT (7-2-0, 4-0-0)
Palm Beach Atl. PBA
(3-2-2, 2-1-1)
0
Final
5
Florida Tech FT
(7-2-0, 4-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Palm Beach Atl. PBA 0 0 0
Florida Tech FT 4 1 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Nets Season-High Five Goals in Shutout

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech men's soccer offense cashed in on five goals for a 5-0 shutout against Palm Beach Atlantic. The Panthers moved to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in conference play.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Florida Tech (7-2-0, 4-0-0 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (3-2-2, 2-1-1 SSC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.
 
STATS OF THE MATCH
  • Other than the Sailfish taking a quick shot on goal in the first minute of action, there was little action between the two teams in the first 19 minutes of the match.
  • From little action to three Panthers goals in three minutes. The first was Jacopo Ghezzi's fifth goal of the season, which Filippo Fazzi assisted.
  •  A minute after the first goal, the second came off the foot of Riccardo Pasqui from a Ghezzi corner kick.
  • Another minute and a half later, Eytor Omarsson takes a low ball across the middle and finds the back of the net.
  • The Panthers took a slight breathier waiting nine minutes before they took a 4-0 lead. Fazzi struck the ball so hard it bounced off a Sailfish defender into the goal.
  • Both teams took a couple of more shots before the half ended.
  • The second half saw more opportunities from Palm Beach Atlantic with five shots, but Tech's defense held up, and Iker Bastida made three crucial saves.
  • In the final 10 minutes, Fazzi would find the goal a second time with the help of a solid pass across the middle of the Sailfish eighteen from Freyr Jonsson in his first game this season.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • The Panthers moved closer to 0.500 in the all-time series, now 13-14-3 against Palm Beach Atlantic. Panthers have won the past three meetings versus the Sailfish after PBA was unbeaten in 11 matchups between 2013 and 2021.
  • Tech is now tied at home against Palm Beach Atlantic with a 7-7-2 all-time record.
  • The Panthers scored a season-high five goals with four different goal scorers.
  • Jacopo Ghezzi and Filippo Fazzi each have five goals on the season. Fazzi adds his third assist, and Ghezzi adds his second. Ghezzi tallied his third game-winner.
  • Freyr Jonsson played his first game as a Panther, coming off injury. He played 17 minutes and earned an assist.
  • Iker Bastida played over 74 minutes, earned his seventh win, and made four saves.
 
UP NEXT: The Panthers head to Fort Lauderdale for a matchup against Nova Southeastern on Wednesday, October 16. The match will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
 
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