Box Score (PDF)
DeLAND, Fla. – For the second time in the last three games, senior
Andrey Rosales won the game in overtime for North Florida (8-3-1, 4-0 ASUN). The Ospreys are guaranteed a spot in their fourth-consecutive ASUN postseason thanks to the thrilling 3-2 win over Stetson (4-8-2, 1-4 ASUN).
Goals
24' – UNF:
Adrian Nunez (Penalty Kick)
36' – UNF:
Glenn Johnson (Unassisted)
59' – STET: Joseph Alamo (Assist: Nathan Monsanto)
69' – STET: Gabriel Diniz (Assist: Luke Ferreira)
94' – UNF:
Andrey Rosales (Assist:
Aidan D'Mello)
Match Summary
After jumping out to a 2-0 advantage in in the first half, North Florida surrendered two second half goals to force the third overtime game of the season. The multi-goal game was only the fifth in 14 games for the Hatters. Stetson put two more shots on net in the final 10 minutes including a header by Diniz that was saved by
Tord Pedersen as regulation time expired.
It took just under four minutes for Rosales to provide more late-game heroics. Junior Aidan D'mello delivered a perfect pass back to the wide open Rosales who buried his fourth goal into the lower right corner of the net. Of his four goals this season, three have been game-winners.
Before the Hatters came storming back, the Ospreys built a 2-0 advantage in the first half. Freshman
Adrian Nunez broke the scoreless tie when he converted a penalty kick in the 24
th minute. The goal was his third of the week and he now has seven points in the last two games.
Fellow freshman
Glenn Johnson put the Ospreys up 2-0 a little over 12 minutes later on a rocket to the upper right corner of the net on a shot taken from well outside the box. The score was the freshman's first collegiate goal.
Other Game Notes
-Stetson did not get a single shot off in the first half of play. The Ospreys took a 5-0 shot advantage into the break.
-For the game the Ospreys took all four of the game's corner kicks and held a 19-6 advantage in shots.
-Despite not making save,
Juanes Fajardo was credited with his third win of the season. He did not allow a goal and lowered his goals against average to a league-best 0.61.
-The win in DeLand was the first ever for North Florida. The Ospreys had lost their last five games on the Hatters home turf.
-The Ospreys established a new D-1 era record with their fourth-consecutive win. The last time North Florida won four-straight games was 2000 as members of the Peach Belt Conference.
From Coach Marinatos
On the game
"We weathered the storm today. It was a tale of two halves for us, aside from the final five minutes we played great and created some really good chances including the first two goals. In the second half, created a few chances early but didn't take care of the ball after that and let them back into the game."
The big picture
A credit to Stetson, we knew if they got a goal they would battle and that's exactly what they did. At the end of the day I'm happy to get three points and pick up a critical conference road win."
Up Next: The make-up game against NJIT will take place on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m at Hodges Stadium. A win would clinch at least a share of the Ospreys second-straight ASUN regular season title.
