Owls Score Three Goals in Takedown of ASA Miami

Tuesday, September 18

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

2-3-0

ASA Miami (Exhibition)

2-2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
ASACOLLE	1	0	1
FAU	2	1	3

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

9/18/2018 10:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (2-3-0, 1-0-0 C-USA) put on an offensive clinic against ASA Miami in exhibition play at the FAU Soccer Stadium on Tuesday night, netting three goals and registering 24 shots.

HOW IT WAS DECIDED

The Owls dominated possession early and it paid off in the 16th minute when Alonso Coello Camarerro found a streaking Gonzalo Pena Barrasus. Pena dribbled past a defender and sailed the ball past the Silver Storm keeper.
ASA Miami quickly evened the score with a goal of their own in the 19th.
Just before halftime, FAU was awarded a corner kick. Alonso Coello Camarerro took the kick for the Owls and lobbed the ball into a group of players. Adam O'Sullivan got his head on the ball and found the back of the net with six seconds left in the half.
In the 76th minute, Alberto Escobedo connected on a penalty kick and gave FAU its final goal of the night.

COACH WORTHEN POSTGAME

GAME NOTES

FAU outshot ASA Miami, 24-6, in the match while putting 10 of those shots on frame.
The Owls also had 14 corner kicks in the match compared to ASA Miami's three.
Although the goals will not count towards the season total, Alberto Escobedo and Adam O'Sullivan each recorded their first score of the season and it was Gonzalo Pena Barrasus' second.
FAU's assist-leader Alonso Coello Camarerro was a helper on both of the Owls' non-penalty goals.
Hagay Jalon made three saves on the night, playing all 90 minutes in the net for the Owls.
Eleven different Owls recorded a shot in the match. Jean Paul Rafols paced FAU with four while Adam O'Sullivan, Alvaro Rodriguez, Alex Alexis and Gonzalo Pena Barrasus each had three.

UP NEXT FOR THE OWLS
The Owls will continue their homestand against Conference USA foe New Mexico on Saturday. The match is set for 7 p.m. For tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS or visit FAUSports.com.

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