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Milos, Alberto Postgame
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Winner Nova Southeastern NOV (4-1-1, 1-1-0)
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Fla. Southern FSC (1-4-3, 0-2-1)
Winner
Nova Southeastern NOV
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Fla. Southern FSC
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Nova Southeastern NOV 0 3 3
Fla. Southern FSC 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Christoforou Lifts No. 9 Sharks Late in Road Victory

Junior scores twice in final eight minutes to break 1-1 tie

LAKELAND, Fla. – For the second time in less than two weeks, the Nova Southeastern men's soccer team overcame a 1-0 deficit before taking the lead in the final minutes, this time defeating the Florida Southern Moccasins, 3-1, on the road Saturday night for its first Sunshine State Conference victory of the season.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: No. 9 Nova Southeastern 3, Florida Southern 1
Records: No. 9 Nova Southeastern (4-1-1, 1-1-0), Florida Southern (1-4-3, 0-2-1)
Location: Moccasin Field | Lakeland, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The first half started extremely quietly, with just one shot combined in the first 35 minutes. That changed after a foul in the box gave the Mocs a penalty kick opportunity, which they converted for the first score of the game.
  • That seemed to wake up the Sharks offense, as they finally attempted their first shot in the 39th minute. NSU followed with three more before the clock expired, but the Mocs made three saves in that span to maintain the lead heading into the break.
  • The Sharks maintained their aggression out of halftime, with four more shots in the first seven minutes of the second half, and it finally paid off for them when a flurry of passes, the last one from Henrik Berg, led to a brilliant roundhouse-kick goal for Tobias Pellio from the top of the box for the 52nd-minute equalizer.
  • Both teams had chances, but the score stayed 1-1 until the 83rd minute, when Milos Christoforou recovered a fingertip-save off a shot by H. Berg and returned it back into the net for the one-goal advantage.
  • The Mocs nearly scored an equalizer of their own just inside the two-minute mark, but their shot went just barely over the top crossbar. Christoforou made sure there weren't any more scares, icing the game with his second goal in less than six minutes, a right-footer from the far right side of the box with under 90 seconds left to play.
STATS OF THE NIGHT:
  • Despite being held shotless for the first 38 minutes, the Sharks finished with a sizeable 16-7 advantage, including 12-5 in the second period and 10-2 in shots on goal.
  • Christoforou's two goals and four points are both career highs. The midfielder had three career goals and two assists across 21 games as a Shark coming into the game, including his first goal of the season against St. Thomas on Sept. 7. He is now tied with Matty Cornish for the team lead of three goals.
  • Alberto Ciroi only needed to make one save in net, in the 66th minute, to earn the victory. His .906 goals-against average and .750 save percentage both place him among the top five keepers in the conference so far this season.
  • Nick Brisevac led the team with four shots, but came up empty in the scoring column, as he was on the wrong side of three of Mocs' keeper Mars Gohier's seven saves.
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will have a week off before returning to action next Saturday against Florida Tech, also on the road. For complete coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_MSoccer.
 
 
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