Spartans Fall in Semifinals on the Road

MELBOURNE, FLA. – The University of Tampa men's soccer team falls on the road to Florida Tech

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final Score: Florida Tech 2, Tampa 1

Records: Tampa 7-6-3, 4-3-3, Florida Tech 9-0-6, 5-0-5

Location: Rick Stottler Field | Melbourne, Fla

All-time series: The Spartans have a sizeable 35-16-8 lead over the Panthers in the overall series

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: The game began with a hard fought battle to advance to the finals in Sunday. The Panthers opened the scoring in the 15^th minute of the match. Tampa had two shots on goal, but the Panthers would end up going into the half up by one. Score: 1-0 Florida Tech

SECOND HALF: The second half opened up with Tampa eager to score. The Spartans were sparked after senior Omar Thali found the back of the net after a beautiful pass from Travis Foster. The Panthers took the lead once again in the 76^th minute, and the Spartans had some chances to tie the game again. Ultimately, the Spartans could not come from behind another time. Final: 2-1 Florida Tech

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Adam Forster started in goal for the Spartans, recording one save
• Omar Thali recorded a team leading 3 shots, Carlos Ledon and Elijah Saint-Marc with 2
• Six Spartans played the full 90 minutes, Cody Wells, Sean Quinn, Nico Gamio Marcello Valbuena, Carlos Ledon and Juancho Fernandez
• The Spartans had more shots on goal than the Panthers 4-3

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