Saturday, August 18
Jacksonville, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
2
vs
3
Rollins (exh.)
Photo by: Todd Drexler
Men’s Soccer Edged in Physical Exhibition Match
8/18/2012 10:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida men's soccer team was edged 3-2 against Rollins College on Saturday night at Hodges Stadium. The match was a tale of two halves as the Ospreys scored two goals in the first half and the Tars answered with three goals in the second.
The match was a physical contest with the two teams combining for 41 fouls (Rollins – 28, North Florida 13), five yellow cards (Rollins – 3, North Florida 2) and one red card (Rollins).
The Tars had the edge in shots with 17 compared to 10 by the Ospreys. UNF took five corner kicks compared to three by RC. The Ospreys had a pair of saves in each half for a total of four in the match.
Brad Sienkiewicz and Ryan Husted shared time at goal for North Florida. Sienkiewicz earned the start, playing nearly 60 minutes. The transfer allowed one goal while making a pair of stops. Husted played the final 30 minutes between the posts. The redshirt freshman allowed a pair of goals while notching a pair of saves.
Freshman Alex Morrell and sophomore Teddy Mulamba each netted goals on the night for the Ospreys, while Mauricio Valderruten added a helper.
The Ospreys were the first team to scratch the scoreboard. Freshman Drew Spragg chipped the ball over to Morrell who dribbled around the left side, beating the goalie 1-on-1 in the ninth minute.
Just before intermission, Valderruten sent a free kick over to Mulamba from 20 yards out through the defensive wall. Mulamba put the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal with just seconds remaining in the first half to put UNF in front 2-0.
The second half started with a goal by Rollins' Alex Bisbee to trim the Osprey lead to 2-1. In the 65th minute, the Tars' Joe Crowley was fouled in the box, leading to a penalty kick that he converted to knot the score at 2-2.
In the 84th minute, Rollins took the lead on a Brett Durrance header. The Tars had a free kick that was headed off of the crossbar. Durrance collected the rebound and headed it past a diving keeper for the go-ahead goal.
Despite setting up several opportunities, the Ospreys were unable to score the equalizer and dropped the final exhibition match of the year.
North Florida opens regular season play on Friday, Aug. 24 against Siena as the Ospreys host the Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament. Kickoff to the 2012 season is slated for 8:00 p.m. at Hodges Stadium.
The match was a physical contest with the two teams combining for 41 fouls (Rollins – 28, North Florida 13), five yellow cards (Rollins – 3, North Florida 2) and one red card (Rollins).
The Tars had the edge in shots with 17 compared to 10 by the Ospreys. UNF took five corner kicks compared to three by RC. The Ospreys had a pair of saves in each half for a total of four in the match.
Brad Sienkiewicz and Ryan Husted shared time at goal for North Florida. Sienkiewicz earned the start, playing nearly 60 minutes. The transfer allowed one goal while making a pair of stops. Husted played the final 30 minutes between the posts. The redshirt freshman allowed a pair of goals while notching a pair of saves.
Freshman Alex Morrell and sophomore Teddy Mulamba each netted goals on the night for the Ospreys, while Mauricio Valderruten added a helper.
The Ospreys were the first team to scratch the scoreboard. Freshman Drew Spragg chipped the ball over to Morrell who dribbled around the left side, beating the goalie 1-on-1 in the ninth minute.
Just before intermission, Valderruten sent a free kick over to Mulamba from 20 yards out through the defensive wall. Mulamba put the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal with just seconds remaining in the first half to put UNF in front 2-0.
The second half started with a goal by Rollins' Alex Bisbee to trim the Osprey lead to 2-1. In the 65th minute, the Tars' Joe Crowley was fouled in the box, leading to a penalty kick that he converted to knot the score at 2-2.
In the 84th minute, Rollins took the lead on a Brett Durrance header. The Tars had a free kick that was headed off of the crossbar. Durrance collected the rebound and headed it past a diving keeper for the go-ahead goal.
Despite setting up several opportunities, the Ospreys were unable to score the equalizer and dropped the final exhibition match of the year.
North Florida opens regular season play on Friday, Aug. 24 against Siena as the Ospreys host the Mike Gibbs Memorial Tournament. Kickoff to the 2012 season is slated for 8:00 p.m. at Hodges Stadium.
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