ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -
Henri Tophoven's goal late in the first half led Florida Southern College men's soccer team to a 1-1 draw in a non-conference road game against Flagler University at Saints Field on Tuesday evening. After the match, the Mocs now stand at 2-2-2 overall on the season while the Saints move to 2-1-2.
The Mocs began the game very aggressively as they racked up three fouls, a corner kick, and a shot. Shortly after the Mocs held the momentum with an offside penalty in just the first ten minutes of play allowing Southern to make a strong offensive push early on.
FSC continued its efforts throughout the first half and was rewarded in the 36th, as Tophoven scored his seventh goal of the season to take a 1-0 lead for the Mocs. Tophoven was able to pull the keeper out to the far left side of the goal and then knock the ball in.
Less than five minutes later, the Saints answered with a goal of their own. In the 40th minute, Flagler's Filip Sparevec slipped one past the keeper on an assist from Kohta Uchilda to tie the game at 1-1 going into the half.
Both teams were held scoreless in the second half despite some brilliant efforts from the Moccasins. One such effort came from
Dylan Lowther in the 49th minute as he had a great look that was just barely saved by the Flagler's keeper. Tophoven also recorded a shot on goal in the 63rd, but again the effort was stopped by the keeper.
UP NEXT
The Mocs return to Berend Field this Saturday, Sept. 17 as they take on Lynn University for a Sunshine State Conference matchup. Game time is set for 7:00 PM.
