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Team Huddle of Men's Soccer Team
Todd Drexler
0
North Florida UNF (0-6-0)
4
Winner Denver DEN (4-0-1)
North Florida UNF
(0-6-0)
0
Final
4
Denver DEN
(4-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 0 0 0
Denver DEN 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

UNF Bested by No. 6 Denver in Challenging Road Match

DENVER, Colo. – North Florida men's soccer wrapped up their weekend road trip to Colorado with a 4-0 setback at No. 6 Denver on Sunday night in Denver, Colo. The Ospreys continued their tough stretch of non-conference matches on the road as they faced an opponent receiving votes or ranked in the top-25 for the third consecutive match.  

GOALS
DENVER: 2' – Andre Shinyashiki (Penalty Kick)
DENVER: 23' – Andre Shinyashki (Kenny Akamatsu)
DENVER: 67' – Scott Devoss (Unassisted)
DENVER: 68' – Andre Shinyashiki (Assisted Nick Gardner)
 
THOUGHTS FROM THE TOP
"I thought we had a slow start to the game in giving up the early goal. They came out and jumped on us, but I thought after the first 10-15 minutes, we had good spells and put them under pressure. Towards the end of the first half, we had an opportunity to cut the deficit in half but couldn't take advantage of the opportunity. We took a nice step forward tonight with ball control and moving the ball. Torian Went came off the bench and changed for the game for us, giving us some momentum. In the second half, we came out better and were able to apply some pressure on them. I give Denver credit, they are No. 6 for a reason and they are the best team we face this year and their scorer the best player we face. Shane Nicholson and Nick Lodovico had a good game, stepping their game up. Our guys saw what the next level is like and I thought we hung with them in phases. Giving up early goals and the mistakes we are making is really putting us in bad spots in these games. We got better with possession tonight and our young group keeps getting better." – Head coach Derek Marinatos.
 
QUICK KICKS
  • North Florida fell to 0-6 on the season while the Pioneers improved to 4-0-1.
  • Denver edged UNF 16-10 in shots and 9-3 in corner kicks.
  • Philip D'Amico notched five saves in goal for the Ospreys while Padraic Gilley recorded three saves.
  • Denver's Andre Shinyashki leads the NCAA in goals scored with eight after scoring a hat trick.
  • 21 Ospreys saw action on the pitch in tonight's match.
 
UP NEXT
UNF returns to Hodges Stadium next weekend as the Ospreys host Loyola (Md.) on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.
 
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