MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (October 6, 2021) – The eighth ranked St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Soccer team (6-0-2, 2-0-1 SUN) defeated the Ave Maria University Gyrenes (3-6-0, 1-2-0 SUN), 2-1, on Wednesday night in Sun Conference action from the Bobcat Turf Field.
 
Bobcat Starters
George Koutsopodiotis
Nico Bertuliet
Joaquin Domber
Fernando Arzeno
Guido Cacciabue
Facundo Cisterna
Alvaro Bode
Ben Becker
Pascal Agostini
Soeren Zeidler
Franco Acerbi – goalkeeper
 
Match Notes

• St. Thomas is 2-0 on the Bobcat Turf Field.
• Goalkeeper Franco Acerbi improves his record to 5-0-2 in the net.
• Arzeno wasted no time for the Bobcat immediately adding pressure and getting a shot just wide in the second minute of the game.
• The Bobcats got the scoring started in the 27^th minute on their ninth shot of the contest.
• STU took advantage of a Gyrenes offside and worked their way up the field. Cacciabue chipped the ball perfectly and found Bode who beat the keeper in a 1v1 as he came out to the top of the box.
• St. Thomas out-shot Ave Maria 10-1 in the first half, six of which were on goal.
• The second half found itself to more intense in the later minutes.
• Facundo Cisterna gave STU the insurance they needed, scoring what eventually ended up being the game-winner, in the 89^th minute.
• Cisterna scored his fourth goal of the season in a wide-open net as Landburu set him up off the free kick.
• Ave Maria quickly retaliated with a goal in their own goal ten seconds later.
• The Bobcats were in sole control of the offense taking 22-shots with 12 on frame.
• The offense all had 11 corner kick opportunities, while the defense did not allow a single corner kick for the Gyrenes.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will head to Lakeland, Fla. to take on Southeastern University in the Sun Conference Game of the Week. Scheduled start time is 7 p.m. You can tune in on The Sun Digital Network.