JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With a schedule loaded with road games to start the season, the FIU men's soccer team (3-2) stepped up to the challenge by winning their second road game of the year, a 2-1 victory against the Jacksonville Dolphins Friday evening.
The Panthers start the season playing eight of their first 10 games of the on the road, coming out victorious in two-of-three so far.
Senior Diego Tamburus got the Panthers on the board first scoring on a penalty kick in the 57th minute of the game. The PK was FIU's third of the season.
After Jacksonville tied it up with a Daniele Campailla goal in the 63rd minute, 27 minutes later, FIU freshman Nicolas Rodriguez-Fraile took an open shot on goal that sailed high with 40 seconds left in the match. JU goalkeeper Johnny Foley tried to get the ball back into play in a hurry, but the pass was picked off by Rodriguez-Fraile who took a shot over Foley's head for the game-winning goal with 22 seconds left to play.
The goal was the freshman's second game-winning goal of the season.
Jacksonville had one more chance to score when JU's Darko Karamatic took a shot as time expired that was saved by FIU's keeper, Shane Lopez to lock up the victory for the Panthers.
The FIU men's soccer team will travel to DeLand, Fla. to take on the Stetson Hatters on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
For tickets to FIU home matches, call 305-FIU-Game or log on to FIUSports.com. FIU students will have the opportunity to earn 50 Panther Points by attending any home game and having their ID scanned. Points that student's acquire over the year will accumulate and the students with the most points will be eligible to win great prizes like HDTV's, laptop, iPod's and much more.
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