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Casadei and Manaia Celly
3
Florida Tech FIT (8-3-4, 6-1-2)
3
Rollins ROL (5-5-3, 3-4-2)
Florida Tech FIT
(8-3-4, 6-1-2)
3
Final
3
Rollins ROL
(5-5-3, 3-4-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Florida Tech FIT 2 1 3
Rollins ROL 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Florida Tech Battles to Draw in High-Scoring SSC Showdown

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Florida Tech men's soccer battled Rollins to a thrilling 3-3 draw on Wednesday night, with Tommaso Casadei giving the Panthers a late lead before the Tars equalized in the final minute.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Florida Tech 3 | Rollins 3
Records: Florida Tech 8-3-4 (6-1-2 SSC) | Rollins 5-5-3 (3-4-2 SSC)
Location: Barker Family Stadium | Melbourne, Fla.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Florida Tech came out attacking early, with Marius Brandmayr and Nikolai Gabrielsen each putting shots on goal in the opening four minutes, but Rollins goalkeeper made both saves.
  • Elias Ronning Orn kept the match scoreless with saves in the fourth and 15th minutes.
  • The Panthers opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Gabrielsen found the bottom-left corner of the net to give Tech a 1-0 advantage.
  • Rollins responded just 45 seconds later to even the match at 1-1.
  • The Tars took the lead quickly, scring in the 23rd minute.
  • Simeon Weber delivered the equalizer in the 40th minute, finding the bottom-right corner with his left foot to bring the match level at 2-2.
  • The Panthers continued pressing before halftime, with Brandmayr having a shot blocked and Daniele Aracri forcing a save in the 45th minute.
  • Florida Tech entered halftime tied 2-2, recording 10 shots and four corner kicks in an action-packed opening half.
  • Orn grabbed two more saves in the 48th and 54th minutes to keep the match tied at 2-2.
  • Tech broke through in the 82nd minute when Tommaso Casadei found the top-right corner off an assist from Collins to give the Panthers a 3-2 advantage.
  • However, the Tars found the equalizer in the 90th minute, tying the match at 3-3.
NOTABLE PANTHERS
  • Tommaso Casadei thought he had scored the game-winning goal for the second time in three in the 82nd minute to give Florida Tech a 3-2 lead.
  • Nikolai Gabrielsen opened the scoring in the 18th minute to give the Panthers an early 1-0 advantage.
  • Simeon Weber secured the equalizer and his second career goal in the 40th minute to bring the match level at 2-2.
  • Logan Collins recorded an assist on Casadei's second-half goal and registered one shot on goal.
  • Elias Ronning Orn made four saves in goal for the Panthers.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • Since the start of the 2016 season, the Panthers hold a 6-5-4 advantage in the series and are unbeaten in their last six meetings against the Tars dating back to 2023. 
UP NEXT
The Panthers return home to host Florida Southern on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. to close out the regular season, with a potential Sunshine State Conference Regular Season Championship on the line.
 
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