MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry men's soccer team led most of the game, before falling behind late, only to score twice in 0:17 seconds to beat the Tampa Spartans 3-2 at Buccaneer Field on Saturday night in Sunshine State Conference action.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 3, Tampa 2
Records: Barry (3-8-2, 2-5-1 SSC), Tampa (5-4-1, 2-3-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Tampa leads 25-17-3
SUMMARY:
- 6:44 - Barry got on the board first, quite against the run of play in the seventh minute. Joram Bogers drove the ball down to the end line and crossed to Alex Banjac who scored his first career goal. | Barry 1, Tampa 0
- 57:41 - The Spartans found the equalizer in the 58th minute. Viggo Svedin fired a shot across the goal face that was tipped by Bucs' keeper Rafael Furlani. But Rodrigo Lopes was there at the far post for the rebound goal. | Barry 1, Tampa 1
- 73:06 - Barry's Santiago Montoya was call for a second yellow in the 74th minute, forcing the Bucs to play down a man for the rest of the game.
- 87:48 - The final three minutes were a whirlwind of activity. Tampa took the lead in the 88th minute. Rodrigo Lopes crossed the ball into the box to Cherif Tammar about eight yards from goal. Tammar bounced the ball off two barry defenders into the back of the net. | Tampa 2, Barry 1
- 88:51 - In the 89th minute, Martin Gasztos was taken down by Tampa's Pol Aldabo in the penalty box and Juan Simoniello stepped up to convert the penalty kick to even the game. | Barry 2, Tampa 2
- 89:08 - Off the kickoff, the Spartans played back to keeper Alex Hare to tried to drive the ball down the field. But Barry's João Domenici won the ball in the midfield and carried it down to the top of the Spartans' box. He passed it out the Scott Neil who drew Hare out of the goal and slid the game-winner in behind him. | Barry 3, Tampa 2
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Spartans out-shot Barry 20-10, although Barry led 9-8 on goal.
- Tampa also led 10-4 on corners.
- Tampa's Hare made five saves, and was helped out by Aldabo with a back save on the Bucs nine shots on goal.
- Furlani had six saves on eight shots on frame for Barry.
- The goals by Simoniello and Neil came just 0:17 seconds apart, the fourth fasted consecutive goals in program history. [1]
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs step outside of conference on Wednesday, Oct. 30 to face the Florida National Conquistadors.