Box Score LAKELAND, FLA. – The Florida Southern College men's soccer team earned a hard fought 1-1 draw with the No. 6 ranked Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Saturday night, in a match played before 409 fans at Moccasin Field. It was the conference opener for both programs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Florida Southern dominated the game's opening minutes, pressuring the visiting Sailfish. FSC (1-2-2) was whistled for an offsides violation just five minutes in, before earning a corner kick in the ninth minute of the contest.
- The Mocs continued to play stalwart defense, countering PBA (4-0-1) whenever possible.
- In the 44th minute, the counter-attack of the Red and White paid off. Senior Jacob Ling-Vannerus took advantage of a misplay on the PBA back line, setting up a 1 v 1 with the keeper. With PBA's last line of defense charging hard, Ling-Vannerus deftly slid the ball past the keeper and into the lower right corner of the goal.
- As the second half began, both teams had opportunities, probing deep into the attack zone, only to be thwarted defensively.
- Eventually PBA broke through. At the 73:49 mark, Charlie Lewis headed a Gian Scalise pass past Philip Faderl to knot the game at one apiece.
- The game began to get testy, as yellow cards started to accumulate.
- In the first overtime, PBA has the strongest opportunity as Claudio Rivadeneira found himself in front of an open FSC goal during a scrum, only to have his best effort cleared off the goal line by Santiago Erazo.
- In the second overtime, an inspired PBA club pressed hard, but the Mocs back line stiffened.
- Of note defensively for the Mocs tonight were Foster Appiah, Santiago Erazo, Claus Lehland, and Henry Phillips.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Florida Southern is 1-0-1 in matches played at Moccasin Field this season.
- The Red and White are 0-1-1 against ranked opponents in 2019.
- Ling-Vannerus scored his first goal of the year, and tenth as a member of the Moccasins.
- Mocs keeper Faderl had an intense evening between the posts. He faced 13 total shots, though only two were on frame.
- FSC's attack managed 13 shots as well, placing six on frame.
- Four Mocs played all 110 minutes: Appiah, Phillips, Erazo, and Faderl.
- Four Mocs were booked with Yellow Cards, as opposed to only one for the Sailfish
UP NEXT
Florida Southern makes a short trip up I-4 to face the Rollins College Tars on Wednesday night, Sept. 25. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.
