LAKELAND, Fla. - The No. 13 Lynn University men's soccer team fell to Florida Southern, 2-1, in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday night.
Robin Muenst scored the Fighting Knights' lone goal as Lynn outshot the Mocs 14-7, including an 11-5 advantage in the second half.
The Fighting Knights move to 2-1-3 overall and 1-1-0 in SSC play.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Luan Barroso Rennstich created Lynn's first opportunity in the 12th minute, putting a shot on frame that was saved by Florida Southern goalkeeper Ricardo Marques
- Florida Southern opened the scoring at 14:57 when Darcy Moffat found the back of the net off assists from Tim Baierlein and Payton Rausch, 1-0
- Barroso Rennstich added another attempt in the 33rd minute before
Fabian Vyhnalek fired wide in the 37th
- The Fighting Knights earned three corner kicks in the opening half but entered the break trailing by one
- Lynn came out aggressively after halftime as Barroso Rennstich forced a save just 49 seconds into the second period
- Barroso Rennstich generated another chance in the 50th minute before
Joao Silva sent an attempt over the target less than two minutes later
- Muenst leveled the match at 53:34, scoring to bring the Fighting Knights even at 1-1
- Lynn continued to apply pressure as Dominik N'Gatie and Vyhnalek each recorded shots over the following four minutes
- Florida Southern regained the lead at 59:55 when Joao Lopes scored off an assist from Hector Oliver, 2-1
- Muenst nearly added his second goal in the 70th minute, putting another shot on frame that was stopped by Marques
- Vyhnalek added another attempt in the 77th minute before
Joao Pinto fired wide in the 85th
- The Fighting Knights continued pushing for the equalizer in the closing minutes as Barroso Rennstich forced a save at 88:28 before
Fabian Wagner sent the final attempt of the match wide with 1:19 remaining
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn outshot Florida Southern 14-7 and held an 11-5 advantage in second-half shots
- The Fighting Knights placed five shots on goal compared to four for the Mocs
- Lynn held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks
- Barroso Rennstich led the Fighting Knights with five shots and three shots on goal
- Muenst scored his lone goal on two shots, both of which were on target
- Vyhnalek finished with three shots
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Julian Marcos recorded two saves in 90 minutes
UP NEXT:Â
The Fighting Knights remain on the road to face Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00pm.