MELBOURNE, Fla. – Despite a great start, Florida Tech men's soccer could not put points on the board in a 2-0 loss to Barry.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 0, Barry 2
Records: Florida Tech (10-6-1, 6-3-1 SSC), Barry (6-8-3, 3-5-2 SSC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.
STATS OF THE MATCH
- The Panthers' offense was cooking to begin the match, firing five shots in less than five minutes. Filippo Fazzi ripped two shots in the five taken.
- Barry withstood the Panthers' barrage of shots and opened the scoring 20 minutes later. A cross into the box found Scott Niel, who then tapped to his teammate Stefan Momcilovic for the goal.
- Both teams attempted to score two more times before the half ended. Jacopo Ghezzi had the best opportunity with a shot on goal in the 36th minute.
- Tech was aggressive again to start the second half, adding two more early shots.
- However, Barry would extend their lead in the 56th minute with another tapped pass from inside the box.
- The Panthers did everything they could the rest of the match to get back into the game. The team took 14 shots, five on-goal, and seven corner kicks but couldn't get on the board.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Panthers are 19-24-5 against the Buccaneers all-time
- Panthers have won six of the past twelve matchups (two draws) dating back to 2015.
- Tech is 9-8-3 all-time at home vs. Barry, with their last win over the Bucs at Rick Stottler Field being a 2-1 victory on September 28, 2019.
NOTABLE PANTHERS
UP NEXT: The Panthers will wait and see if they will be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, November 18 during the NCAA Men's Soccer Selection Show.
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