ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Florida Tech men's soccer team returned to the road in Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday night as they faced the Eckerd Tritons at Johnson Field. The Panther defense was stout, not permitting a shot on target all game to earn their fourth clean sheet of the season and a 49th minute goal from Tobias Vik Asbo made sure it stood up, 1-0.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #25 Florida Tech 1 | Eckerd 0
Records: #25 Florida Tech 5-1-3 (3-0-1 SSC) | Eckerd 2-7-0 (0-4-0 SSC)
Location: Johnson Field | Saint Petersburg, Fla.
GAME NOTES
- The Panthers had the game's first chance three minutes in when Tommaso Casadei's effort in traffic was saved.
- Their next chance would come in the 19th when Nikolai Gabrielsen hit the crossbar with the rebound falling to Daniele Aracri just outside the area, who put his shot just wide.
- Eckerd's first attempt came in the 27th minute with a shot from distance going over the bar.
- Florida Tech nearly took the lead with five minutes to go before the interval on a well-played counterattack but the Eckerd keeper expertly broke it up before a shot could be taken.
- The Tritons had the last attempt of the half with another shot from outside the area that went over the bar.
- The Crimson and Gray found the breakthrough in the 49th minute when Simeon Weber controlled a deflected cross, and found Tobias Vik Asbo at the top of the area, who struck it first time and just over the keeper to put Tech on top.
- Weber nearly doubled the Panthers' advantage in the 64th minute from a corner but his header at the far post was denied.
- The Tritons had the last attempt of the half with another shot from outside the area that went over the bar.
- Two minutes later, Caio Amorim de Deus had a far post header from a corner cleared off the goal line.
- Florida Tech had another great opportunity just over a minute later but Victor Thompson put his shot wide.
- Aracri had an opportunity to put the game away with just under 10 minutes remaining but his shot was parriedaway by the Tritons keeper.
- Eckerd nearly equalized on its ensuing possession but the volley went just wide of goal.
- The Tritons would get two more opportunities to score in the final seven minutes but were unable to put either on target and in fact, did not for the whole of the 90 minutes.
NOTABLE PANTHERS
- Elias Ronning Orn recorded his sixth career clean sheet to earn his 13th career win, moving him past Luis Tovar Romero (2021-2022) for the second most by a Panther keeper in the 2020s.
- Tobias Vik Asbo's goal was the second of his Tech career, both of which have come against Eckerd.
- Simeon Weber's assist was his first goal contribution in the Crimson and Gray.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- Florida Tech now leads the all-time series 30-10-3, having gone 16-3-3 against Eckerd since 2009.
- The Panthers are now 13-4-3 all-time against the Tritons in Saint Petersburg, having lost there just once since 2010.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will conclude their two-game road swing on Wednesday, September 30th in Daytona Beach with an SSC matchup against Embry-Riddle. Kickoff is set for 7 P.M.
