New College of Florida Men's Soccer suffered a 4-1 loss to Florida National University (4-3-0) Wednesday morning at Henry Milander Park's Ted Hendricks Stadium.
The Mighty Banyans (1-3-1) entered halftime facing a one-goal deficit before Florida National scored twice over a 2:24 stretch early in the second half.
Angel Frias answered with his first goal of the season in the 58th minute, but the Conquistadors added the final goal in the 79th minute to secure the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Florida National opened the scoring on a penalty kick from David Luque at the 9:51 mark.
NCF nearly produced an immediate response. Cameron Johnson put an attempt on goal just over a minute later, but Florida National goalkeeper Ignacio Pacheco made the save.
The Mighty Banyans continued to generate opportunities during the opening half. Johnson recorded five shots before halftime, while Theo Weber and Matthew Dynarski each added an attempt.
Emmanuel Beltran made three first-half saves to keep NCF within one as the Mighty Banyans entered the break trailing 1-0.
Florida National extended its lead in the 54th minute when Shunto Tanaka scored off an assist from Alex Tabachnikov. Tabachnikov added another goal just over two minutes later to make it 3-0.
Frias responded at the 57:38 mark, finding the back of the net to cut the deficit to two.
NCF continued to push forward after the goal. Dynarski placed an attempt on target in the 62nd minute before Peter Simmons forced two saves over the final seven minutes.
The Conquistadors added their final goal in the 79th minute when Yosuke Shimizu scored off an assist from Luque.
Beltran made his seventh save of the match during the final seconds to close the afternoon.
THE TURNING POINT
NCF remained within one through the opening eight minutes of the second half, but Florida National created separation with consecutive goals.
Tanaka doubled the Conquistadors' advantage at the 53:06 mark before Tabachnikov made it 3-0 just 2:24 later.
Frias answered with a goal only 2:08 after Tabachnikov's strike, but the Mighty Banyans were unable to complete another multi-goal comeback.
BY THE NUMBERS
15
Shots recorded by the Mighty Banyans.
8
NCF shots during the second half.
7
Saves recorded by Beltran.
5
Shots on goal and corner kicks recorded by NCF.
1
First goal of the season for Frias.
STAT LEADERS
Goals: Angel Frias - 1
Shots: Cameron Johnson - 5; Angel Frias - 3; Peter Simmons - 3; Matthew Dynarski - 2; Ducamel Jeannestin - 1; Theo Weber - 1
Shots on Goal: Peter Simmons - 2; Angel Frias - 1; Cameron Johnson - 1; Matthew Dynarski - 1
Goalkeeper: Emmanuel Beltran - 90 minutes, 4 goals allowed, 7 saves
UP NEXT: NCF will return home to face Florida Polytechnic University Saturday at 1 p.m. EST.
