Salah's Two Goal Effort Powers Tampa to Conference Road Win

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – The University of Tampa men's soccer team wins on the road against conference foe and No. 2 Palm Beach Atlantic

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final Score: Tampa 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 1

Records: Tampa 4-2, Palm Beach Atlantic  5-2

Location: Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus | West Palm Beach, Fla

All-time series: The Spartans hold an 11-8-1 lead over the Sailfish in the overall series

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: The game was a battle between the two teams from the very beginning. The evenly matched conference foes held each other scoreless for almost the entire first half. Amgad Salah found the back of the net in the 41^st minute to put the Spartans in the lead late in the half. Score: 1-0 Tampa

SECOND HALF: The second half opened great defensive play by both teams. The Sailfish got on the board and tied the game at one in the 51st minute. Just 13 minutes later, the Spartans netted the eventual game-winning goal. Salah recorded his second goal of the night in the 69^th minute to put the game away for the Spartans. Final: 3-1 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Salah netted two goals
• Adam Forster  started in goal tonight for the Spartans, making his first appearance of the season
• Forster recorded four saves in his return
• Six Spartans played the full 90 minutes (Albert Morales, Nico Gamio, Juancho Fernandez, Marcello Valbuena, Sean Quinn, and Cody Wells)

UP NEXT: The Spartans return home to take on Nova Southeastern on Saturday at 6:00p.m.