LYNCHBURG, Va. - North Florida men's soccer (4-8-1) suffered a 4-1 loss on the road to Liberty on Saturday evening in their final game of the 2021 fall season.
GOALS
27' | Marko Mitrevski (Unassisted)
63' | Marko Mitrevski (Gabe Findley)
80' |
Joaquin Acuna (Unassisted)
86' | Brandt Betts (Unassisted)
87' | Seth Clark (Noah Holmes)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior
Igor Martins had a chance to score early with a shot on goal in the fourth minute of the match, but Liberty saved the shot to keep the game scoreless.
- In the 27th minute, the Ospreys committed a foul inside the box and Liberty was able to score off the penalty kick to go up, 1-0.
- Both senior
Bryson Smith and junior
Bendeguz Burka had good looks at goal to open the second half, but both shot attempts were off target.
- Liberty expanded their lead to two goals when Mitrevski scored his second goal of the night in the 63rd minute.
- Freshman
Joaquin Acuna made it interesting in the 80th minute when he scored to bring UNF's deficit back to one goal.
- In the final minutes of the game, Liberty tacked on back-to-back goals in the 86th and 87th minute to take the match out of reach for the Ospreys.
RECORDS
North Florida | 4-8-1
Liberty | 7-8
QUICK KICKS
- North Florida led Liberty in shots, 11-9, and shots on goal, 6-5, but Liberty had five more saves than the Ospreys.
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Joaquin Acuna's goal in the 80th minute gave him his fifth score of the season, which leads the team in goals this year.
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Bendeguz Burka was the leading shot taker for UNF with three total shots, including two shots on goal.
- UNF had seven different shot takers in this game, with five players having shot on goal opportunities and three players recording multiple shot attempts.
FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS
"Credit to Liberty, they deserved it tonight. They fought as a collective and earned the result. We were chasing the game after the PK. I want to thank the seniors
Adam Everett, Gio Abreu,
Cormac Begley, and
Landen Haig for their contributions to the program." -- head coach
Derek Marinatos
