Owls Endure First Road Loss at Stetson

Tuesday, October 12

DeLand, Fla.

6 PM

Florida Atlantic

6-3-2, 1-1-2

Stetson

6-4-2, 3-1-0

Fla. Atlantic

Stetson

Photo by: Alex Liscio

10/12/2021 8:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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DELAND, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (6-3-2, 1-1-2 in Conference USA) was edged out by Stetson (6-4-2, 3-1-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference), 1-0. Stetson scored at the 43rd minute and the Owls were unable to come up with an answer, dropping its first road match of the season.

How It Was Decided

First Half
Neither side recorded a shot until 20 minutes into the contest. The Owls controlled possession for most of the first half, but 35 minutes in, the shot count was tied at three apiece. FAU came up with big defensive stops, including from Vasilis Spinos who turned a promising Stetson possession into nothing. At the 40th minute, Neil Strauber made a huge diving save for his second of the night to keep the game even at nil-nil. Just three minutes later, however, Stetson's Lewis Scattergood pulled ahead of his defender to find an open pocket in the right of the net for a goal. The Owls trailed 1-0 going into the half.

Second Half
FAU went out aggressive in the second half, as Jose Alastuey came up with a great shot at the 47th minute, but the ball was saved by the Stetson keeper. By the 59th minute, FAU had four shots on target that were all saved by the Hatters' keeper. Fast forward to the 63rd minute and Strauber logged back-to-back-to-back saves to hold Stetson back from tacking onto their lead. FAU looked for an answer and came close, taking the game's final three shots, including one by Micael Lervik at the 90th minute, which was saved by the keeper. The Owls were unable to find an answer and dropped the game on the road, 1-0.

Of Note

Strauber logged eight saves on the night in 90 minutes played, marking the third time this season the goalkeeper has tallied 8+ saves
Alastuey was active with three of the Owls' 10 shots with two of those on goal
Alonso Coello Camarero, Spinos and Tom Abrahamsson played all 90 minutes in the match

Up Next

FAU will host Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. Admission is free for all fans. Live stats can be followed HEREand live video can be watched HERE.

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