MIAMI – The No. 7 FIU Men's Soccer Team was unable to rally after allowing a pair of early goals as it dropped a match for the first time this season by the margin of 2-1 on Friday night in Miami.
 
No. 24 New Hampshire (3-1-1) recorded a pair of goals in span of just over four minutes early in the first half to claim the lead.  Bilal Kamal scored the first tally of the contest with a blast that found the bottom right of the goal at the 10:40 mark of the first half.
 
The Wildcats increased their advantage to 2-0 four minutes and five seconds later when a shot was redirected for a score at the 14:45 mark of the initial 45 minutes.
 
FIU (2-1-2) got on the board on a successful penalty kick by Eduardo Maustre at 18:52 of the first, his third goal of the season.
 
The two teams played to a scoreless second half that saw the Panthers outshoot New Hampshire 5-1 over the final 45 minutes.  For the match, FIU led in shots 7-5.
 
The showdown was a rematch of last season's epic opening round NCAA Tournament match which saw the Panthers outlast the Wildcats in penalties 10-9. 
 
Friday's match also marked the third meeting between the programs over the last two seasons.
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers hit the road for a showdown at No. 5 Akron on Monday, Sept. 11 beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
 
The match will air live on ESPN+.
 
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