MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (September 22, 2021) – The seventh ranked St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Soccer team (4-0-1) defeated Florida National University (4-2-0) in a come from behind win that came down to the wire. The Bobcats score three second half goals to take the victory 4-3 over the Conquistadors from Royal oaks Park in the early morning matchup. The game was originally scheduled for September 21 at 3 p.m. but was postponed due to inclement weather
 
 
Bobcat Starters
Michael Marx – goalkeeper
Teo Rondon
Juan Manuel Collazo
Joaquin Domber
Fernando Arzeno
Federico Zanna
Guido Cacciabue
Facundo Cisterna
Felipe Madero
Nicolas Gomez
Noah Tolcachier
 
Match Notes

• STU is ranked seventh in the latest NAIA Top-25 Coaches' Poll.
• The teams came in tied in their head-to-head matchup history at 3-3-1.
• St. Thomas now has the edge picking up their first victory against the Conquistadors since September 14, 2019.
• The Bobcats star forward, Arzeno got the scoring started for the Bobcats in the second minute striking a beautiful ball from 30-yards out, hitting the top right corner and banking it in for the 1-0 lead.
• Florida National would not be phased as the Conquistadors scored three unanswered goals to close out the half.
• The first goal came off a corner kick that found the head of Santiago Leaniz on the back post as he flicked it over Marx.
• FNU took advantage of a hard foul in the box from a Bobcat defender to take the 2-1 lead off the penalty kick.
• Florida National's final goal came in the 43^rd-minute as the ball was played from the backline to the feet of the Conquistador forward and he beat the last Bobcat defender to put them up 3-1 heading into the half.
• St. Thomas came with a new lineup to get some spark off the bench in the second half.
• Nicolas Gomez moved into the midfield for the second half and broke through for his first goal as a Bobcat.
• This brought the deficit to just one, 3-2.
• Both teams' offense continued to apply pressure putting up a total of 25 on the match with 16 corner kicks.
• St. Thomas made the most of the final five minutes of the match scoring the equalizer and the game winner.
• Felipe Madero scored off deflections that started with the offensive push from Federico Landaburu. Madero struck it straight past the keeper of one touch.
• Minutes later the Bobcats avoided the overtime golden goal thanks to the heroics of Mark Oghogho.
• St. Thomas forwards crashed the box looking for the game winner and sure enough it came off the foot of Oghogho who took a pass from Arzeno and turned with it and struck right inside the left frame of the goal.
• The Bobcats scored three second half goals and shutout the Conquistadors to secure the comeback.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will head up to. Thomasville, Ga. to begin Sun Conference play against the Nighthawks of Thomas University on Saturday, September 25 with kickoff scheduled at 1 p.m.