Second Half Goals Push Air Force Past North Florida

Friday, September 7

USAF Academy, Colo.

9:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

0-5-0

Air Force

4-1-0

North Florida

Air Force

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Box Score

USAFA Academy, Colo. – In the first match of the weekend road trip for North Florida, Air Force capitalized on a pair of second half goals to earn a 3-1 win over the Ospreys on Friday night.

With the loss, UNF drops to 0-5 while the Falcons improve to 4-1 on the season.

GOALS
AIR FORCE: 28' – Austin Dewing (Assisted by Tucker Bone and James D'Emidio)
NORTH FLORIDA: 51' – Mikey Connell (Penalty Kick)
AIR FORCE: 53' – Tucker Bone (Assisted by James D'Emidio)
AIR FORCE: 74' – Danny Han (Assisted by James Sims)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons appeared to have taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute, but the goal was taken off the board due to an offsides call.
Nick Burgess launched a strike towards the net from 35 yards out on a free kick, but was denied by the leaping Air Force goalkeeper.
Air Force gained the lead in the first half when Austin Dewing found the back of the net inside the right post in the 28^th minute.
Mikey Connell's team-leading second goal of the season in the 51^st minute on a penalty kick tied the match at one apiece.
The Falcons re-gained the scoring advantage two minutes later to take a 2-1 lead on a curl from 15 yards out by Tucker Bone.
Air Force doubled their lead in the 74^th minute on a one-time header on the left side by Danny Han.

THOUGHTS FROM THE TOP
"I thought we had a good gameplan, but the the result at the end of the first half was unfortunate. We created chances going forward, and their goal in the first half was originally offside, but the referee overruled the call. It was very unfortunate for us to be down at half. In the second half I thought we came out with good energy and tied it up, but we shot ourselves in the foot by giving up the goal two minutes later when we had the momentum. We had some nice balanced possessions and were better with the ball tonight and dangerous in the midfield with our counters. Air Force a dangerous filled with experienced players, but now our focus is on Denver for Sunday night." - Head coach Derek Marinatos
QUICK KICKS

Mikey Connell leads the Ospreys with two goals on the season.
North Florida edged Air Force 7-5 in shots in the first half, but the Falcons capped the match with a 15-11 advantage in shots.
Goalkeeper Philip D'Amico registered three saves while UNF defended against eight Air Force corner kicks.
Air Force was called offsides 12 times compare to the lone occurrence for the Ospreys.
Both teams collected two yellow cards in the contest.

UP NEXT
North Florida returns to the pitch on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. as the Ospreys head to Denver, Colo. to battle No. 6 Denver.