ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Barry topped the Eckerd Tritons 4-2 at Johnson Field in Sunshine State Conference men's soccer action on Wednesday night, clinching a pot in the SSC Tournament.
Final: Barry 4, Eckerd 2
Records: Barry (5-6-2, 4-4-1 SSC), Eckerd (5-9-1, 2-6-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 32-12-2
- 22:29 - Barry got the game's first goal in the 23rd minute. After a corner kick went off the head of a Triton defender, Jorge Escobar collected the ball, got it over to his left foot and drilled a shot inside the far post. | Barry 1, Eckerd 0
- 46:44 - Marcio Costa evened the match in the 47th minute, putting in a header as the Bucs failed to clear it out of the back. | Barry 1, Eckerd 1
- 61:08 - Pierre Fabre got the ball out on the left wing and fed it inside to Matthew Van De Warker, who touched a nifty backheel into the net to give Barry the lead. | Barry 2, Eckerd 1
- 65:54 - Jayden Byard sent a cross in from the right wing, finding Fabre open at the top of the six and Fabre punched a solid header past Triton keeper Trent Murphy for what proved to be the game-winner. | Barry 3, Eckerd 1
- 69:21 - The duo worked their magic again in the 70th minute. Byard again sent in a cross from wide right. This time Fabre used his right foot on a slide to knock the ball past Murphy. | Barry 4, Eckerd 1
- 80:56 - Eckerd' Nico Fischer was shown a second yellow card and ejected from the game in the 81st minute.
- 84:32 - The Tritons scored a late, short-handed goal as Tristan Bassette converted a feed from Lucas Quinones. | Barry 4, Eckerd 2
- Barry out-shot Eckerd 20-10, including 9-6 on goal.
- Henry Obi stopped three shots, and allowed two goals, to earn the win for the Bucs in goal.
- Murphy had five saves, but conceded four goals to take the loss.
- The Bucs led 5-2 on corners.
- The win gives the Bucs 13 points, on four wins and a tie in SSC play, giving them sole possession of fourth place and clinching a playoff spot, as they lead ninth-place Saint Leo by four points with just one game to play each.
The Bucs host the Florida Southern Moccasins on Saturday, Oct. 24 in the regular-season finale.
