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Two Second Half Goals Sink FIU Men's Soccer on Senior Day
Box Score
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FIU honored its five departing seniors prior to the match, the Golden
Panthers couldn't break the Kentucky defense as the Wildcats scored two
second half goals to beat FIU 2-0, Sunday afternoon at the FIU Soccer
Stadium.
FIU nearly took the lead
in the 38th minute when Diego Tamburus served a ball into the box
and Marcus Hairston put a touch on it. However, the shot sailed over the net
too keep the match scoreless.
Kentucky had a scoring
opportunity of their own in the 42nd minute when a cross was
headed towards goal by Mark Lavery, but Phillip Lamarre was there to make
the save and send the match into the break with no score.
The Wildcats took the
lead in the 56th minute on a goal by C.J. Tappel. After a ball
was deflected by an FIU defender, Tappel volleyed the ball past Lamarre for
his second score of the season.
Kentucky added another
score in the 85th minute after a penalty kick was awarded. Philip
Lamarre was called for a foul in the box when he made a play on the ball and
Kentucky's attacker fell down in the process. Jason Griffinths pounded the
ball into the top let corner of the net to make the score 2-0.
FIU could not muster any
more scoring chances as the Wildcats held on for the victory. The loss drops
FIU to 5-10-1 on the season and 0-6-1 in Conference USA action. Kentucky is
11-5 and 4-3 in the conference.
The Golden Panthers will
close out their season on November 7 at 7 p.m. when they play SMU in Dallas.
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