SAINT LEO, Fla. – After the start of the game was moved up due to weather, heavy traffic in the area delayed the start back to the original time where Florida National defeated Saint Leo men's soccer 6-0 Wednesday evening at University Soccer Field.
In the home opener, the Lions (0-3) saw
Keisuke Ohata led the way in the front with two shots on the night where newcomers
Armin Bajric,
Hermon Constant, and
Devi Ndrita each tallied one in their home game debut.
The Conquistadors outshot the Lions 18-5 on the night with six balls in the back of the net. Five different players scored for Florida National in Rodrigo Costa, Pedro Veiga, Gabriel Barbosa, David Ochoa, Nicolas Micoli, and Denilson De Almedia.
Florida National used four second half goals to move past Saint Leo by six goals Wednesday night.
The Basics
Final Results: Florida National def. Saint Leo, 6-0
Where: University Soccer Field | Saint Leo, Fla.
Record: SLU 0-3-0 | FNU 6-0-1
How It Happened
16'| David Ochoa found the back of the net after he tracked down a ball deep in Lion territory. | Florida National 1-0 |
22'| Rodrigo Costa played a perfect throughball for the Conquistadors where Gabriel Barbosa placed it into the side of the net. | Florida National 2-0 |
54'| Costa found himself on the opposite side of the goal where he received a pass from Pedro Veiga to push the lead to 3-0. | Florida National 3-0 |
57'| Ochoa picked up his assist on the night when he fed a ball through the Lion defense and found Pedro Veiga for the goal. | Florida National 4-0 |
76'| After a hard tackle in the Lions defensive box, a red card was issued right before Nicolas Micoli buried the ball past keeper
Conor McElhinney. | Florida National 5-0 |
86'| Francisco Bongiovann headed the ball into the top of the net off a corner kick from Allan Sorato giving the Conquistadors the final goal of the game. | Florida National 6-0 |
Points to Note
For the Opponent – Florida National
- Six different played for the Conquistadors scored where three of those also tallied an assists as Florida National moved to 6-0-1 on the year.
- Rodrigo Costa, Pedro Veiga, and David Ochoa each notched a goal and an assist where Gabriel Barbosa, Francisco Bongiovann, and Nicolas Micoli each scored one goal.
- Allan Sorato picked up an assist on a corner kick in the 86th minute.
UP NEXT
Saint Leo will travel to Montevallo on Sept. 10 for a 1 p.m. kickoff with the Falcons.
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