Men’s Soccer Powers Past Keiser Friday Night

Friday, October 11

Boca Raton, Fla.

5:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

4-5-0 (0-3-0)

Keiser

6-5-0 (3-1-0)

Keiser

Florida Atlantic

2019 FAU Men's Soccer vs Florida Gulf Coast

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/11/2019 8:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (4-5-0, 0-3-0) made their way back to the win column Friday night with a 5-2 victory against Keiser (6-5-0, 3-1-0). FAU's five goals captures the most scored by the squad since 2013.

How It Was Won

Both teams were held off the scoreboard until the 21st minute, as Keiser capitalized first. The lead did not last for long, as the Owls had an answer at the 26th minute with a goal scored by Jose Alastuey, assisted by Blake Dean. In the 32nd minute, Keiser struck once more off a goal by Miguel Cruz Zarraluqui, who had the Seahawks' two goals on the night.

FAU came out in full force in the second period with four goals off 16 shots. The first goal of the period was scored in the 51st minute by David Schwartzman with the assist from Alonso Coello Camarero. Seven minutes later, Schwartzman struck once again to claim his second goal of the night with an assist off Alex Alexis.

At the 69th minute, both Graeme Pratt and Keiser's Giorgio Resnati were issued red cards and both teams were down to 10 players a piece. Despite being down a player, the Owls were not done on offense. Alvaro Rodriguez capitalized on a golden opportunity in the box to claim his first goal of the season at the 87th minute. Two minutes later, Ivan Mykhailenko would put the icing on the cake for the Owls at the 89th minute to solidify a 5-2 victory.

Coach Worthen's Take

Of Note

The Owls outshot the Seahawks, 26-4. In fact, Keiser was without a shot in the second period
Alastuey scored his second goal of the season and was aggressive all night with five shots
Schwartzman and Rodriguez captured their first goals of the season
Alexis is up to six assists on the year, which continues to power the team
Mykhailenko tallied his fifth goal of the season and leads the team with 13 points. The junior had four shots on the night
Daniel Ragoo (2-2-0) captured the win in goal, tallying a save on the evening. The Owls' defense kept the ball out of the Keiser box for majority of the contest
Joe O'Sullivan took four shots in the contest
FAU claimed its fourth victory of the season, which matches their win total in 2016

Up Next

FAU looks to keep the momentum rolling on Wednesday as they travel to Stetson. The game against the Hatters will be played at the Athletic Training Center in Deland, Florida with live video and live stats available.

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