BOCA RATON, Fla. – No. 1 Lynn men's soccer survived a double overtime thriller against the SSC's fifth seed, Tampa, in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament semifinals, Thursday. Lynn advanced on an own goal by a Tampa defender just two minutes before the match would have been sent to penalty kicks and remains unbeaten at 14-0-2 in 2024.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
-
Dominik N'gatie and
Fabian Vyhnalek took the first to shots of the match in the 13
th minute
- N'gatie's shot tailed into the Tampa goalkeeper on a chance from 25 yards 21:43 into the game
- Lynn continued to pressure the Spartans with shots by
Luan Barroso Rennstich,
Alex Zedlitz and
Fynn Friedrichs
- The Fighting Knights held a 6-2 advantage in shots through the first 45 minutes
-
Luis Kiefer created two chances to open the second half
- Tampa responded with a pair of shots in the 48
th and 49
th minutes
- The Blue and White held much of the possession in the second half, outshooting the Spartans 10-0 over the final 40 minutes of regulation
-
Jan Rohrling posted three shots on goal in the second half, including a low strike in the 88
th minute
- In a back and forth first overtime, the shots were even 3-3
-
Anton Mand's shot just missed the crossbar at 91:46
- Lynn keeper
Luca Clavero made his lone save of the match in the 97
th minute
- Vyhnalek's shot with 49 seconds remaining was saved by Tampa's Alex Hare to send the match to a second OT
- The Spartans owned possession inside the 25 and took a shot at 102:53
- With just over two minutes remaining in the second and final overtime,
Luan Barroso Rennstich took a corner kick at the 107:46 mark
- A Tampa defender was on the goal line and his clearing attempt went into his own goal to end the match
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn held the advantage in shots (22-8) and shots on goal (5-1)
- The Fighting Knights had 10 corners in the match
- Rohrling led all players with three shots on goal
- Clavero recorded his 22
nd career clean sheet and 30
th career win
- Lynn has outscored its opponents 42-9 this season
UP NEXT:
- Lynn will host Rollins (#3 seed) in the SSC Championship on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1:00 pm
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