Men's Soccer Falls to Florida Atlantic

Friday, September 13

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-4-2, 0-0-0

Florida Atlantic

2-2-1, 0-0-0

North Florida

Fla. Atlantic

9/13/2024 9:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - North Florida men's soccer (1-4-2) came up short in a 2-0 loss against Florida Atlantic (2-2-1) on Friday evening.

A red card to Joaquin Acuna had the Ospreys down to 10 players for the remainder of the match. FAU scored to go up a goal in the 33rd minute, followed by another in the 84th minute to put away the match.

GOALS

34' | Mamadou Diarra (Arthur Widiez & Callum Frogson) - FAU
84' | Mamadou Diarra (Kerfalla Toure & Aboubacar Traore) - FAU

HOW IT HAPPENED

Only one shot was taken through 12 minutes.
FAU saw in influx of shots on goal shortly afterwards, but Luciano Natoli held strong with three saves in an eight-minute span.
The Owls broke through first in the 34th minute to take the early lead against the Ospreys.
After FAU went up a goal, Jaylen Yearwood took lone shot on goal in the first half for UNF, but it was saved at the top center of the net.
Anton Khelil came out firing with the first shot out of the break, but it was denied by the FAU keeper.
Another shot was taken by the Owls, but Natoli racked up his third save of the game in the 79th minute.
The game was put away in the 84th minute with another goal by FAU to secure to 2-0 result.

RECORDS

North Florida | 1-4-2
Florida Atlantic | 2-2-1

QUICK KICKS

Shots on goal were taken by Yearwood and Khelil, as well as a shot by Rentaro Miyakawa.
In his return in the net, Natoli made four saves while playing the full 90 minutes.
Six of the 11 starters played the entirety of the match against the Owls.
Acuna received the first red card of his career in his 43rd-career game played.
Match against FAU will be the first of five straight inside the state of Florida.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys return home for its match against former conference opponent, USC Upstate, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with kickoff set for 7 p.m., at Hodges Stadium.