MELBOURNE, Fla. – A defensive battle at Rick Stottler Field saw Florida Tech and Mars Hill play to a 0-0 draw Monday night. The Panthers created opportunities throughout the contest but could not break through as the two sides remained scoreless through 90 minutes.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Florida Tech 0 | Mars Hill 0
Records: Florida Tech 2-1-2 (0-0-0 SSC) | Mars Hill 2-1-2 (0-0-0 SAC)
Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla.
GAME NOTES
- Florida Tech controlled the early chances, with Tommaso Casadei recording the first shot of the match in the second minute before Logan Collins added an attempt in the 19th.
- The Panthers earned their first corner in the 25th minute as they continued to push for the opening goal.
- Tech threatened again in the 31st minute, with Tobias Vik Asbo taking a shot before Marius Brandmayr put an attempt on frame that was saved by Mars Hill's goalkeeper.
- Mars Hill generated a stretch of pressure late in the half, recording three shots between the 29th and 39th minutes.
- Francesco Micheli produced one of Tech's final chances of the half, sending a header just high and right in the 42nd minute.
- Neither side was able to break through as the Panthers and Lions entered halftime scoreless, 0-0.
- William Kennedy firing a shot high in the 49th minute before Daniele Aracri forced a save in the 55th.
- The Panthers continued to press for the opening goal, earning corner kicks in the 61st and 70th minutes, with Erlend Drechsler sending an attempt high shortly after the second.
- Increasing the pressure late, Caio de Amorim de Deus narrowly missed high on a free kick just outside the box before Drechsler put another shot on frame that was saved in the 82nd minute.
- The Panthers earned three corner kicks over the final eight minutes and de Amorim de Deus added another attempt in the 88th, but Tech could not find the breakthrough.
- Neither side found the back of the net as Florida Tech and Mars Hill finished in a 0-0 draw.
NOTABLE PANTHERS
- Erlend Drechsler recorded two shots in the second half, including a shot on goal in the 82nd minute.
- Caio de Amorim de Deus generated two late scoring opportunities, with shots in the 80th and 88th minutes.
- Elias Ronning Orn kept the clean sheet in goal as the Panthers held Mars Hill scoreless for all 90 minutes.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- Florida Tech moves to 2-1-1 all-time against Mars Hill.
- The matchup marked the first meeting between the programs since a 2-1 Lions win on Oct. 24, 1999, in Mars Hill and the first meeting in Melbourne since a 3-2 Panthers victory on Oct. 17, 1998.
- The Panthers are now 13-10-4 all-time against SAC opponents.
UP NEXT
Florida Tech opens Sunshine State Conference play on the road against the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Saturday, September 12, starting at 7 p.m.
