MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Saint Leo men's soccer team fell, 3-2, in heart-breaking fashion on Wednesday night as host Florida Tech headed in the golden goal in the final 30 second of the first overtime in a thrilling Sunshine State Conference battle.85
The Basics
Final Results: Saint Leo falls in overtime, 3-2, at FIT
Where: Rick Stottler Field, Melbourne, Fla.
Record: SLU 3-2-0, 1-1 SSC | FIT 3-0-1, 1-0-1 SSC
How It Happened
25' |The hosts got on the board first as Christian Stewart knocked in a rebound shot off a James White save for the lone goal of the opening half. |FIT 1-0|
62' |Panthers pulled ahead by two behind a goal from Trey Collins, who used some fancy footwork to split the SLU defenders and sink the cross-goal shot. |FIT 2-0|
70' | Sophomore Nicolas Krause scored off a huge boot from about 25-yards out, and with a little love off of both goal posts, the ball found its way into the back of the net. |FIT 2-1|
85' | In the waning minutes of the second half, senior captain Matt Campbell put in the equalizer while both teams scrambled in front of FIT's goal. |2-2|
100' | With 30 seconds left to play in the first overtime, SLU committed a foul in the left corner, giving the home squad a free kick from a shorter range than a corner. The Panthers capitalized on the opportunity using the head of Sam Sawyer off of Stewart's free kick. |FIT 3-2|
Points to Note
- Both Krause and Campbell recorded their first goals of the 2015 season.
- This was the first overtime game for the lions since a 2-2 overtime game in the NCAA Super Regional 2nd round in 2014. The Lions won that game over Christian Brothers in a penalty shootout
Coach's Quotes
"When we beat Lynn on Saturday, I was afraid we would have a mental lapse coming into this game, and we did to start. We came out very flat. But to fight back, I am extremely proud of the guys. We always talk about deserving victory, and I didn't think we deserved the victory with the way we played in the first half. I didn't think we played our game, but the resiliency was commendable and I'm proud of the guys."
For the Opponent
- Both Stewart and Collins recorded their second goals of the season.
- Keeper Mitch Thorn made two saves.
Up next
- Barry | University Soccer Field, Saint Leo, Fla. | Saturday, 7 p.m.
- Barry tied Lynn 2-2 on Wednesday evening.
- Manuel Perez scored both goals for the Bucs, giving him a team-high four goals.
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