TAMPA, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost 2-1 to the ninth-ranked Tampa Spartans in the semifinals of the Sunshine State Conference men's soccer tournament at Pepin Stadium on Thursday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #9 Tampa 2, Barry 1
Records: #9 Tampa (13-3-0, 9-1-0 SSC), Barry (7-10-1, 5-5-0 SSC),
All-Time Series: Tampa leads 25-14-3
SUMMARY:
- 39:47 - Barry got on the board first. Juan Caffaro sailed a cross from the right corner of the box to the far post where Toby Fura ran on unmarked to score past Tampa keeper Adam Foster. | Barry 1, Tampa 0
- 57:50 - The lead held up into the second half, but in the 58th minute, Amgad Salah took a pass from Travis Foster and scored the equalizer. | Barry 1, Tampa 1
- 79:00 - In the 79th minute, the Spartan tandem of Omar Thali and Juancho Fernandez combined to score the game-winner. | Tampa 2, Barry 1
NOTEWORTHY:
- Nils Buecheler took the loss for the Bucs, dropping to 6-6-1 on the season. He had four saves on the Spartans' six shots on goal.
- Adam Foster had one save for the Spartans to earn the win.
ON THE HORIZON:
This was the final game of the season for the Bucs.
