MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The third-ranked Barry Buccaneers lost 3-2 to the Anderson Trojans at Buccaneer Field on Thursday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Anderson 3, Barry 2
Records: Barry (0-1-0), Anderson (1-0-0)
All-Time Series: Series tied 1-1
SUMMARY:
- 19:04 - The Trojans got on the board first, against the run of play, off a corner kick. Thiago Perez got his head on the end of Julian Caro-Sepulveda's corner to put Anderson up early. | Anderson 1, Barry 0
- 35:03 - The Bucs finally equalized the game on the 36th minute on Daniel Haegler's free kick goal from 24 yeard out. | Barry 1, Anderson 1
- 69:58 - The Trojans bunkered back 11 players over the the next 30 minutes, rarely pushing forward. But Michele Villanova got on the end of a cross from Gui Gragnano to head a shot past Anderson keeper Franco Antonelli-Funes to give the Bucs a 2-1 lead. | Barry 2, Anderson 1
- 84:04 - The Trojans resumed their push forward and were rewarded with two goals in under three minutes. Santiago Arce sent a ball in from the left wing and Diego Jaramillo found himself unarked in the middle of the box for the equalizer. | Barry 2, Anderson 2
- 86:42 - Less then three minutes later, Caro-Sepulveda slipped in a free kick goal from 28 yard off the hand of Barry keeper Rafael Furlani for the winner. | Anderson 3, Barry 2
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Bucs outshot the Trojans by a hefty 23-6 count, but Antonelli-Funes made 11 saves to earn the win.
- The Bucs also hit one post and one crossbar.
- Juan Wulff started the game in goal for the Bucs and allowed one goal on two shots face.
- Furlani worked the last 32:51 and surrendered two goals, making one save to take the loss.
- The game was the same score as last season in Anderson, though the fates were reversed. Anderson led 2-0 at the half last year, only to fall in the second half 3-2.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs face the Coker Cobras on Saturday at 7:00 pm at Buccaneer Field.