BOCA RATON, Fla. – North Florida men's soccer dropped a 1-0 decision at FAU to open the season Wednesday evening.

GOALS

31' | Alonso Coello (Kevian Ferraz)
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• FAU seemed to control the game from the jump, taking the first four shots of the game with three grabbed up by Carlos Melendez. 
• In the 31st minute, a North Florida foul allowed the Owls to take a set piece outside the 18-yard box.
• With the Owls leading, the Ospreys started to find their offensive rhythm in second frame. 
• Robbie Soronellas put the first shot on target in the 63rd minute and classmate Bendeguz Burka tallied one just over 10 minutes later. 
• Despite UNF owning a 10-4 edge in corner kicks, UNF could not get anything else going.  

 

RECORDS

North Florida | 0-1
FAU | 1-0

QUICK KICKS

- FAU owned an 8-5 advantage in shots including 5-2 on target.
- Three players made their Osprey debuts - Jackson Vander Ven, Igor Martins and Ale Rodriguez Lopez
- Melendez picked up four saves in the loss, while FAU's Neil Strauber earned the shutout victory.

FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS

"We had a stretch in the first half for 15 minutes where we committed some bad turnovers, did not do a great job on first and second balls, and committed silly fouls in dangerous areas. It led to their well taken set piece goal, which ultimately was the deciding factor in the game, so credit to FAU. Conversely, I thought we came out and played with a sense of urgency in the second half and created some goal scoring chances that we needed to finish in having the better of the play for the majority of the second half and late first half. We will look to fix those things headed into our next match with USC." - head coach Derek Marinatos
 

UP NEXT

North Florida heads to South Carolina Sunday at 5 p.m.