MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers raced past the Saint Leo Lions 4-1 in Sunshine State Conference men's soccer action at Buccaneer Field on Saturday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 4, Saint Leo 1
Records: Barry (5-3-1, 5-0-0 SSC), SLU (3-4-4, 1-1-2 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 24-13-4, Barry has won 5 of the last 6
SUMMARY:
- 18:32 - The Bucs struck first in the 19th minute. David Polanco poached a rebound off a shot by Oier Calvillo to put the Bucs on top. | Barry 1, SLU 0
- 26:51 - Calvillo got a goal of his own in the 27th minute after a corner. The Bucs played short to Lucas Silva who passed back to Calvillo for a 19-yard strike into the upper 90. | Barry 2, SLU 0
- 28:59 - The Lions mounted their only real threat in the 29th minute. Edor Degl'Innocenti carried the ball most of the lenght of the field on a counter attack and fed Anel Rojas about 10yard our for the goal. | Barry 2, SLU 1
- 66:37 - After Scott Neil won a free kick on the outside, Silva skipped his free kick through the traffic in the box, deflecting off a Lion defender and into the side netting. | Barry 3, SLU 1
- 73:51 - Calvillo capped his night with another assist on a corner kick, finding the head of Martin Gasztos for the final goal. | Barry 4, SLU 1
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry improved to 5-0-0 and 15 points in the Sunshine State Conference. The Bucs won the regular season title a year ago with a 6-1-3 record and 21 points.
- Rafael Furlani had three saves to pick up his fifth win of the season.
- Ricardo Seballos stopped 10 shots for the Lions, including a pair of beauties off the feet of Juan Pablo Correa and Calvillo, but conceded four goals to take the loss.
- Barry out-shot the Lions 26-6, including 14-4 on goal.
- Barry won 12 corner kicks to none for the Lions.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host the 14th-ranked Florida Tech Panthers on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in a key Sunshine State Conference matchup. Last season, the Bucs won the regular season title, while the Panthers took the tournament championship. The game is sponsored by Scooter Steve's and the first 200 students will receive a Scoot Steve's gift pack at the gate.