Box Score BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 16, 2013) – The FIU men's soccer team (5-7-0, 1-3-0 C-USA) dropped a tough 1-0 decision to the UAB Blazers on Wednesday night in Birmingham, Ala. The Panthers outshot the Blazers, 16-5, with five coming on goal in the loss.
UAB entered Wednesday night's contest as the top scoring team in the country. The Panthers came out strong in the first half, holding the Blazers to just one shot. Meanwhile, FIU had its chances in the first stanza, recording seven shots, three of them coming on goal. Senior
Gonzalo Frechilla had his shot saved in the fourth minute of the contest. Freshman
Ismael Longo's shot in the 16th minute went on goal too but was stopped. Sophomore
Sean McFarlane put one on
net as well in the 41st minute, but the contest remained knotted up at zero.
The Blazers struck fast in the second half. After being held to just the one shot in the first half, UAB took a 1-0 lead on Alex Clay's fourth goal of the season.
Following the UAB score, FIU continued its offensive pressure as it went on to record seven of the next nine shots between both squads in a 14-minute time span. Two of those shots were on goal.
The opportunities would continue as junior
Quentin Albrecht had a shot go wide in the 76th minute and freshman
Marvin Hezel had a header opportunity that went high in the 78th minute, allowing UAB to hang on to the close 1-0 victory.
Next up for FIU is a home contest with Old Dominion this Saturday, Oct. 19. Kickoff is set from the FIU Soccer Stadium for 6:30 p.m.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
