WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Men's Soccer team dropped a hard-fought 4-3 Sunshine State Conference contest to Rollins College on Wednesday evening at Cahall-Sandspur Field. The Sharks built a two-goal lead behind a first-half hat trick from Andres Morral Rosales, but Rollins rallied in the second half to earn the conference victory.
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | Rollins College 4
Records: Nova Southeastern (2-8-1, 1-6-1 SSC) | Rollins College (5-4-2, 3-3-1 SSC)
Location: Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Fla.
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• Nova Southeastern struck first in the 15th minute when
Andres Morral Rosales finished a setup from
Erik Krohnstad, giving the Sharks an early 1-0 advantage.
• Morral Rosales doubled the lead in the 21st minute, converting a penalty kick, before adding a second penalty-kick goal in the 33rd minute to complete his hat trick and put NSU ahead 3-1.
• Rollins answered with a goal from Finlay Prain in the 23rd minute to cut the deficit to 2-1 before halftime.
• The Sharks were forced to play down a man after Morral Rosales received a red card in the 41st minute.
• Rollins capitalized in the second half, with Julian Hernandez scoring in the 69th minute and Prain finding the equalizer in the 74th minute to level the match at 3-3.
• Shota Fukinishi netted the game-winning goal in the 80th minute off an assist from Sebastian Alvarez, completing the Rollins comeback.
The Sharks will return to action on Oct. 21 when they continue Sunshine State Conference play against the Saint Leo Lions at Saint Leo Soccer Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Saint Leo, Fla.
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