ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The USCA men's soccer team lost a 2-0 decision at Flagler Wednesday afternoon.
The Pacers are now 4-6-4 on the season and 1-6-2 in PBC play. The Saints are now 9-4-3 on the year and 6-3-1 against conference foes.
Head coach
Nick Sakiewicz's team tried to get on the board via
Rafael Kuwakino's shot in the eighth minute, but his attempt missed high.
The Saints rattled off six of their seven shots after Kuwakino's attempt, but two were high, one was blocked and
Felipe Mattos turned away three more in the first 37 minutes of action.
Rainier McKinzy II belted a shot toward the goal in the final minute of the period, but his shot was saved by the keeper.
Jose Rabadan's attempt at the 71:50 mark missed to the right. After earning a corner kick,
Parks Harris notched a shot, but it was blocked. Seconds later,
Panashe Makokowe narrowly missed to the left.
Flagler managed to break the scoreless draw at the 83:34 mark off a free kick. Sakiewicz's squad tried to even the contest.
Alonso Fernandez took a corner kick, but the team was unable to get a shot off on the set piece. In the 88
th minute, Harris had another shot blocked. However, he was relentless and tallied a shot on goal at the 88:07 mark that was saved.
The Saints added a goal at the 88:26 mark for the final tally.
For the match, USCA recorded seven shots, including two on goal. The team earned four corner kicks.
In goal, Mattos accounted for five saves while playing all 90 minutes.
The Pacers return to action Monday when they host Lander in the regular-season finale at 7 p.m. The contest was originally slated for Nov. 6. Senior Day festivities will take place prior to the match. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.