Thursday, September 8
Fort Meyers, Fla.
4 p.m.
University of San Francisco
2-2-0
1
at
2
Florida Gulf Coast
2-2-1
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
San Francisco
0
1
1
FGCU
1
1
2
David Garrett netted his team-best second goal of the year in the 78th minute.
Dons Suffer 2-1 Loss at Florida Gulf Coast
9/8/2016 6:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The USF men's soccer team fell into a 2-0 hole at Florida Gulf Coast and wasn't able to pull themselves back despite David Garrett's score in the 78th minute en route to a 2-1 defeat on Thursday evening at the FGCU Soccer Complex.
Florida Gulf Coast (2-2-1) got the scoring started in the 25th minute when Caleb George delivered a low cross from the left wing that Dylan Sacramento was able to punch in right in front of the net.
USF (2-2-0) was able to keep the score at 1-0 heading into halftime and through much of the second frame until Albert Ruiz scored in the 71st minute to put FGCU up 2-0 by finishing off a rebound in traffic in the box that Glasnovic did everything in his power to prevent, but was unable to stop after the third or fourth rebound was booted around.
Garrett teamed up with Christian De Luna shortly thereafter to help the Dons respond and get on the board. De Luna caught the Florida Gulf Coast defense off guard when he threaded a pass from the right wing near the endline that found Garrett unattended and waiting to redirect the offering into the empty net for his team-leading second goal of the year.
Ultimately, that would be as close as the Dons would get, despite holding a 17-13 advantage in shots on the night, including an 11-5 edge in the second half. Glasnovic tallied three saves in the contest.
The Dons were unable to capitalize on their set plays as they fired off 12 corner kicks to FGCU's five.
UP NEXT: The Dons continue their road trip on Saturday with a 10 a.m. (PDT) contest at South Florida.
Florida Gulf Coast (2-2-1) got the scoring started in the 25th minute when Caleb George delivered a low cross from the left wing that Dylan Sacramento was able to punch in right in front of the net.
USF (2-2-0) was able to keep the score at 1-0 heading into halftime and through much of the second frame until Albert Ruiz scored in the 71st minute to put FGCU up 2-0 by finishing off a rebound in traffic in the box that Glasnovic did everything in his power to prevent, but was unable to stop after the third or fourth rebound was booted around.
Garrett teamed up with Christian De Luna shortly thereafter to help the Dons respond and get on the board. De Luna caught the Florida Gulf Coast defense off guard when he threaded a pass from the right wing near the endline that found Garrett unattended and waiting to redirect the offering into the empty net for his team-leading second goal of the year.
Ultimately, that would be as close as the Dons would get, despite holding a 17-13 advantage in shots on the night, including an 11-5 edge in the second half. Glasnovic tallied three saves in the contest.
The Dons were unable to capitalize on their set plays as they fired off 12 corner kicks to FGCU's five.
UP NEXT: The Dons continue their road trip on Saturday with a 10 a.m. (PDT) contest at South Florida.
Team Stats
USF
FGCU
Goals
1
2
Shots
17
13
Shots on Goal
4
6
Saves
4
3
Corners
12
5
Fouls
10
15
Scoring Plays
SACRAMENTO, Dylan (2)
Assisted By: GEORGE, Caleb , FERRER, Robert
8 thru ball to 22, ground cross to back
24:58
RUIZ, Albert (4)
Off deflection in front of net, one-time
70:56
Garrett,David (2)
Assisted By: De Luna,Christian
Cross along goal line, one-timed by 6.
77:22
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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