TAMPA, Fla. – The University at Buffalo men’s soccer team was handed their first loss of the 2016 campaign on a steamy Sunday afternoon in Tampa against South Florida. The game was called in the 81st minute due to lightning as the South Florida Bulls collected the 3-0 victory over UB.
South Florida was able to get the first shot of the match in the eighth minute as Lindo Mfeka ripped a shot wide and out of play.
David Enstrom was able to collect the Bulls first shot on goal of the match in the 16th minute as his header was stopped by the USF keeper. After some back-and-forth action, Marcus Epps had a shot that was saved by Joseph Kuta, keeping the game scoreless. The South Florida Bulls were able to get on the board first in the 44th minute as Marcus Epps took a feed from Melvin Becket and beat Joseph Kuta from the front of the goal, giving USF the 1-0 lead. Buffalo tried responding just over 30 seconds later but Scott Doney saw his header saved by the Bulls keeper.
USF added to their lead almost four minutes into the second half as Lindo Mfeka netted his first goal of the season after assists from Marcus Epps and Ricardo Gomez. In the 61st minute, Daniel Cramarossa sent a perfect corner kick into the box where Tommy Fogarty-Cameron’s header went just wide of the net, keeping the score 2-0 in favor of the home team. South Florida made the score 3-0 in the 64th minute of play as Gabriel Menescal took a feed from Nazeem Bartman and flicked the ball over Joseph Kuta’s head into the net. Russell Cicerone had a great chance to get UB on the board in the 70th minute but his right-footed shot was saved by the USF keeper.
The game was called due to lightning in the 81st minute as Buffalo was handed their first loss of the season. With the loss, the Bulls are now 7-1-0 on the year which is the second best start to a season in program history.
Head coach Stu Riddle said “USF showed their class in front of the goal today and that was the difference between the two teams. It’s far from the end of the world, we are 7-1-0 and I am certain we will get a big performance on Wednesday at home when the shield goes on the line again.”
The Bulls return to UB Stadium on Wednesday night at 7:00 pm as they welcome Big 4 foe St. Bonaventure to Buffalo. The Big 4 Shield will be on the line for both sides and if the Bulls collect a victory, they will etch their name on the Shield for the second straight season.
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