ATLANTA – North Florida men's soccer open up their season in electric fashion on Thursday evening with a 3-1 victory against Georgia State.

GOALS

3' | Jovoney Brown (Herbie Steigelman)
44' | Joaquin Acuna (Unassisted)
70' | Jordan Beam (Salar Faryar)
83' | Mirza Nevoric (Unassisted)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UNF took control of the match early after senior Jovoney Brown scored the opening goal in the third minute set up by junior Herbie Steigelman.
• Brown had another opportunity to score in the 30th minute with his second shot on goal, but it was saved by the GSU goalkeeper.
• The Ospreys struck again before the half when freshman Joaquin Acuna executed on a penalty kick right down the middle to expand the lead to two goals.
• GSU was able to respond in the second half with a goal of their own in the 70th minute, but the Ospreys quickly returned the favor with another successful penalty kick goal from senior Mirza Nevoric in the 83rd minute to put the game away.

RECORDS

North Florida | 1-0-0
Georgia State | 0-1-0

QUICK KICKS

- Broke a five-game losing streak to Georgia State and recorded their first win against the Panthers since the 2007 season.
- UNF has now won eight of their last 10 regular season openers after losing in last season's opener.
- Georgia State owned an 8-7 advantage in shots but four of those shots for the Ospreys were on goal, while the Panthers only had one.
- Freshman Joaquin Acuna scored a goal in his first game with the program.
- The Osprey defense did not allow a shot on goal until the 70th minute of the game.

FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS

"Always great to start the year off with a win. Some things we did really well and there's other things that can be improved. Now it's time to recover and get ready for UCF this Sunday." - head coach Derek Marinatos

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will hop back on the road and head south to face UCF on Sunday at 7 pm.