Tampa Finishes Regular Season with Road Win

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – The University of Tampa men's soccer team closes out the regular season with a road win.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final Score: Tampa 3, Nova Southeastern 0

Records: Tampa 4-5-6, 3-4-3 SSC Nova Southeastern 7-5-2, 4-4-2 SSC

Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Fort Lauderdale, Fla

All-time series: The Spartans hold an 18-8-6 lead over the Sharks in the overall series.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST HALF: The game began with the Tampa defense playing really well early. Late in the third minute, Marcello Valbuena capitalized off a pass from teammate Pablo Marques to put the Spartans in the lead early. In the 10^th minute of the match, Ricardo Sepulveda found the back of the net for the Spartans to build the lead. The Spartans had a late chance to go up by three goals headed into the half, but the shot went just above the crossbar.

Score: 2-0 Tampa

SECOND HALF: The second half opened with the Spartans eager to keep the Sharks off the scoreboard. The Sharks netted a goal about 15 minutes into the half, but it was waved offsides. In the 85^th minute, Viggo Svedin took advantage of an empty Sharks net and put to game away for the Spartans.

Final: 3-0 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Agustin Lombardo started in goal for the Spartans, recording 4 saves.
• Pol Aldabo and Yannik Pohlmann played the full 90 minutes.
• Marcello Valbuena leads the Spartans in goals on the season (4).

UP NEXT: The Spartans await the results of other matches to decide their post season bid.