DAVIE, Fla. – Florida Tech men's soccer opened Sunshine State Conference play in dominant fashion, shutting out Nova Southeastern, 3-0, on the road Saturday night. Three different Panthers found the back of the net as Tech secured its first conference victory of the season.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Florida Tech 3 | Nova Southeastern 0
Records: Florida Tech 3-1-2 (1-0-0 SSC) | Nova Southeastern1-3-0 (0-1-0 SSC)
Location: NSU Soccer Complex | Davie, Fla.
GAME NOTES
- Florida Tech came out aggressive, recording two shots and earning a corner kick within the opening four minutes.
- Leny Duperray kept the pressure on adding another attempt in the 18th minute before Tech earned its third corner of the match in the 23rd.
- Elias Ronning Orn made his first save of the night in the 25th minute, stopping a Nova Southeastern shot attempt to keep the Sharks off the board.
- Daniele Aracri broke the scoreless tie in the 28th minute, finding the bottom-left corner off assists from Logan Collins and Victor Thompson Jr. to give Tech a 1-0 advantage.
- Tech nearly added to its lead late in the half, generating two corner kicks in the final minute while Caio de Amorim de Deus recorded back-to-back shots.
- The Panthers took a 1-0 lead into halftime after holding Nova Southeastern to just three first-half shots.
- Wasted little time in the second half adding to its lead as Logan Collins found the top-right corner in the 49th minute to make it 2-0.
- The Panthers continued to create chances as Caio de Amorim de Deus fired an attempt in the 61st minute.
- Marius Brandmayr extended the advantage to 3-0 in the 72nd minute, finishing into the bottom-right corner off an across the goal pass from Nikolai Gabrielsen.
- Tech nearly added another as Tobias Vik Asbo and Leny Duperray put back-to-back shots on goal in the 77th and 78th minutes.
- Collins looked for his second goal of the night in the 86th minute, but his attempt was saved by the Sharks' keeper
- Elias Ronning Orn preserved the clean sheet with a late save as the Panthers closed out the 3-0 victory over Nova Southeastern.
NOTABLE PANTHERS
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- Tech holds an all-time record of 27-11-5 versus Nova Southeastern.
- Since the start of the 2016 season, the Panthers hold a 7-4-1 advantage in the series.
- Tech is 19-17-3 in SSC openers since 1987 including wins in their four three. They are also 20-15-4 in their first SSC road game of the season since 1987 and are unbeaten in their last seven of those.
- Florida Tech is 13-6-3 all-time against Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will have a week off before returning home to host Saint Leo on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at Rick Stottler Field.
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