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9/19/2009 - MEN'S SOCCER
Panthers Stymie Ospreys in A-Sun Game of the Week
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida men’s soccer team fell 2-0 to Georgia State in its home opener at Hodges Stadium on Friday night. Despite controlling the tempo for the majority of the match, UNF was hurt by a pair of miscues that led to Panther goals.
In the first half, the Ospreys dominated Georgia State, outshooting the visitors 7-to-4. Both teams took a pair of shots on goal, but Georgia State scored a goal with five seconds remaining in the half to take a 1-0 lead into the locker room.
The Panthers’ Peter Vania collected a ball from Joe Castaldo that was initially cleared by the Ospreys and put a good shot on the ball for the first goal.
“In the first half, we certainly controlled the match,” head coach Ray Bunch remarked after the match. “We played well, we controlled the tempo of the match and then we made a mistake and we got punished for it. The first goal, the guy made a strike that we initially cleared, but we switched off and the guy made a great shot.”
Georgia State collected its second goal of the match early in the second half. Three minutes into the second half GSU’s Caleb Kernan took a cross from Brett Cummins in front of the goal from about 12 feet out for the goal.
