Owls Battle FIU in Double Overtime Loss

Friday, October 19

Miami, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

-29, 14 CUSA

FIU

-67, 51 CUSA

OT 1

OT 2

FAU

FIU

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/19/2018 9:50:00 PM | No. 22 Men's Soccer

Box Score

MIAMI, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (2-9, 1-4 C-USA) dropped a 3-2 decision to rival FIU (6-7, 5-1 C-USA) in a match that took two overtime periods to determine a winner and featured a combined 39 shots between the two teams.

HOW IT WAS DECIDED

The Owls looked like the more aggressive team early in the game, registering the first two shots of the game and controlling possession. Just 13 minutes into the game, FAU was awarded a free kick from just outside the box. Alonso Coello Camarrero took the kick for the Owls and booted the ball past the FIU keeper to put FAU on the board first.
FAU's 1-nil score held through the rest of the first half, credited to the FAU defense that put up a wall around the goal. Hagay Jalon made several impressive saves, including in the 37th minute when FIU had three consecutive tries at the goal but none were successful. Blocked by the defense on the first two tries, Jalon made the final save to keep the Panthers off the board.
FAU was able to hold the Panthers off well into the second half, but a penalty in the box in the 63rd minute gave FIU a successful penalty kick to even up the score.
Adam O'Sullivan was called for his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute, putting FAU down a player. In the 78th minute, FIU evened the field after a Panther received a red card.
With a little over seven minutes left in regulation, Blake Dean found a streaking Jean Paul Rafols in front of the goal and Rafols was able to head the ball past FIU's keeper to retake the lead for the Owls.
FIU responded under two minutes later with a goal of their own to equalize the score once again. Regulation and the first overtime period ended with both teams still tied, but FIU rocketed a shot that took the FAU defense by surprise just one minute into the second extra period to win it.

GAME NOTES

The physicality of the match showed with a combined 30 fouls, nine yellow cards and one red card between the two teams.
There were a combined 39 shots in the match.
Hagay Jalon was tested throughout the night and made eight saves, tying his career high previously set against South Carolina earlier this season.
Alonso Coello Camarrero's goal was his first of the season. Jean Paul Rafols recorded his second score of the year. Both players are now tied with Gonzalo Pena Barrasus for the team's leading point scorer with five each.
Blake Dean registered his second career assist on Rafols' goal in the second half.
This was FAU's fourth overtime match of the season, third in Conference USA play and second consecutive.

UP NEXT FOR THE OWLS
FAU will travel to face Jacksonville in the final nonconference match of the season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Then the Owls will host Kentucky next Sunday for Senior Day at 1 p.m. at FAU Soccer Stadium.

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