BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers rallied for a big 2-1 win over the 17th-ranked Lynn Knights in the quarterfinals of the Sunshine State Conference men's soccer tournament at Bobby Campbell Stadium on Monday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 2, #17 Lynn 1
Records: #17 Lynn (12-4-0, 8-2-0 SSC), Barry (7-9-1, 5-5-0 SSC),
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 28-13-6
SUMMARY:
- 23:18 - Lynn got on the board first as Rodrigo Foster scored with an assist from David Bauer. | Lynn 1, Barry 0
- 71:15 - Barry evened the match in the 72nd minute. After a corner kick, the ball bounced out to Juan Caffaro who rifled a shot into the box where it deflected off a Knight defender straight to Jordi Ramon who went top corner for the equalizer. | Barry 1, Lynn 1
- 103:13 - The game went to double overtime before the Bucs got the winner. Again, it was Caffaro and Ramon hooking up for the goal. Caffaro sent his corner into the middle of the box and Ramon used his 6-4 frame to sky up for the ball and head it down into the goal. | Barry 2, Lynn 1
NOTEWORTHY:
- Caffaro has been on a tear in the last five game, finding a foot in six of the Bucs' last 11 goals over the span.
- The game was extremely physical, with 10 yellow cards handed out and 37 fouls called. Each team received five cards, while Lynn led 23-14 in fouls.
- Nils Buecheler earned the win for the Bucs, improving to 6-5-1 on the season. He had two saves on the Knight's three shots on goal.
- Patrick Nettekoven had three saves for the Knights, but took the loss, just his fourth in 16 games this season. It was the third time he gave up two goals in a game, all losses for the Knights.
- Barry now advances to face the Tampa Spartans. Tampa won 3-1 earlier in the season.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry travels to second-seeded and ninth-ranked Tampa on Thursday for the SSC Tournament Semifinals at Pepin Field.
