Box Score

North Florida NOFL (2-3-3, 0-1-0)

NC State NCSU (5-3-0, 1-1-0)

North Florida NOFL

(2-3-3, 0-1-0)

Final

Sep. 20, 2023

NC State NCSU

(5-3-0, 1-1-0)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
North Florida NOFL	0	0	0
NC State NCSU	0	1	1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | 9/20/2023 9:30:00 PM

Men's Soccer Battles in Road Loss to NC State

Score Allowed in 87th Minute on Penalty Kick

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RALEIGH, N.C. - A defensive battle didn't fall in favor of North Florida men's soccer (2-3-3), as a late score on a penalty kick in the 87th minute resulted in a 1-0 loss to NC State (5-3) on Wednesday evening.

The Ospreys played tough in a game that only saw eight shots combined between the two teams. UNF had chances on the offensive side of the ball, but a costly mistake in the final minutes of the game pushed the Wolfpack ahead in the midweek non-conference match.

GOALS

87' | Will Buete (Unassisted) - NCST

HOW IT HAPPENED

Micah Gun made an incredible one-on-one save to prevent the Wolfpack from cashing in early on.
UNF only allowed one shot afterwards in the first half to head into the half scoreless on the road.
Coming out of the half, Nick Kishchenko gets a good look on a header, but the keeper made a great save to force a corner kick.
Joaquin Acuna got a good look inside the box in the 65 minute, but the shot hit right post to keep the defensive stalemate going.
A shot on goal was attempted by Felix Frenz, but it was saved by the Wolfpack with just over 10 minutes left of playing time.
A foul in the box by Frenz set up a penalty kick score for NC State, which pushed the Wolfpack to a 1-0 lead in the 87th minute.
Back-and-forth play in the final three minutes was all that was left in the 1-0 win for NC State.

RECORDS

North Florida | 2-3-3
NC State | 5-3-0

QUICK KICKS

NC State was held to only five total shots and one shot on goal the entire match.
It's the season best from the UNF defense in both categories, while also being the lowest since playing College of Charleston on Oct. 25, 2022.
UNF held NC State to two shots in the first half, as well as no shots on goal.
Only the third time this season that the Ospreys have been held scoreless.
Gun played the first half in front of the net, followed by Chema Preciado in the second half.
Braden Masker made his first start of the season, while Brian McManus Jr. made his first collegiate start.

FROM THE MOUTH OF MARINATOS

"Other than the first 5-10 minutes of the game, we came out and created our own chances. I thought we were fantastic in the second half, as we took to the post to almost go up 1-0. I also thought our boys outplayed them in the second half and created the more quality chances in the game when Joaquin [Acuna] hit the post. Proud of our guys battle.

We were able to see some players tonight. I thought our subs were good, as well as a lot of our starters. I also thought we were unlucky. It was a tough call inside five minutes to go. I don't think it was a penalty kick and I think the film will show that. It was a tough way to end the game, but I'm proud of our guys, even though we lost the game. For me, 0-0 would've been a fair result. With four minutes left, it was tough to get that call.

Our guys know that we outplayed them for stretched in the second half, which we can take going into the JU game and build on. So we went on the road in a tough environment at an ACC school and showed that not only can we compete with them, but we could have gotten a result."
-- head coach Derek Marinatos