WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Florida Tech men's soccer team falls to No. 20 Wingate, 2-0, despite outshouting them 15-7.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 3 Florida Tech 0, No. 20 Wingate 2
Records: No. 3 Florida Tech (1-1-0, 0-0-0 SSC), No. 20 Wingate (2-0-0, 0-0-0 SAC)
Location: Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Fla.
 
STATS OF THE MATCH

• It was a slow start for both teams, with zero shots for the first 14 minutes. Wingate's Pablo Pozos and Pedro Santos were the first to strike, but they sailed over the net.
• Osvaldo Santana was the first Panther to find an opportunity with a shot-on-goal in the 20th minute, but was saved by the Wingate keeper.
•  Eythor Omarsson followed up with a shot of his own 11 seconds later but landed right and out of bounds.
• Wingate would take just one more shot in the first half; however, four Panthers took four shots in the final 7 minutes. At the half, the score remained knotted at 0-0
• Both teams aggressively tried to be the first to score, with both sides fouling multiple times.
• Jacopo Ghezzi ripped the ball towards the net twice, first five minutes in and later in the half. Joakim Jahnsen also got in on the action in the 68th minute.
• However, despite not taking a shot until the 72nd minute, Wingate took the lead because of a Panther defender's mistake.
• Seven minutes later, the Bulldogs doubled their score with a penalty kick goal taken by Pozos.
• The Panthers did not give up going all in on offense, taking five shots before the clock ran down.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The series is even at 4-4 all-time between Florida Tech and Wingate—first neutral site meeting between the two teams.
• Panthers took 15 total shots, led by Ghezzi's three, and six shots-on-goal, all by different Panthers.
• In his first start as a Panther, Alvaro Ivorra Ronda played all 90 minutes and took one shot.
• Jahnsen and Ghezzi also earned their first starts of the season.

 
UP NEXT: The Panthers remain on the road, traveling to Saint Leo on Tuesday, Sept. 10 to open conference play.
 
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