DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's soccer team scored twice, but it wasn't enough as the Eagles played to a 2-2 draw with the Lions of Florida Memorial at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium on Saturday night.

It was a slow moving first half until the Lions pushed ahead and Ignacio Brown possessed the ball to the goal line, just inside the penalty box, and was able to get a touch to the top of the box and found the feet of Danilo Tavares. Tavares found the net with one touch, just past Eagles goalkeeper Nils Carlson.

The Blue and Gold got the equalizer with 13 seconds left before the half courtesy of a Veit Couturier penalty kick. The opportunity came after Kamil Balcerzak was taken down inside the penalty area.

The first half saw both teams possess the ball in the midfield for the majority of the period. The Lions finished the half with a 4-2 advantage in shots; however, the Eagles had the edge in shots on goal, 2-1.

Nicklas Petersson had an early scoring opportunity in the second half, making a run down the right side, firing a shot just inside the penalty area, but FMU goalkeeper Pablo Terminiello was up to the task, recording his second save.

In the 54^th minute, Alexander MacDonald netted his third goal of the season, a one-touch goal off a set piece from Petersson from about 25 yards out. The score gave the Eagles their first lead of the game, 2-1.

Paulo Vaz possessed the ball down the middle of the field beating Tobias Gerber, the Eagles last line of defense. He took the shot just inside the penalty box and buried the ball in the lower left corner, past Carlson for the Equalizer.

In the final six minutes of play, both teams took several shots on goal, but neither could capitalize on those opportunities as regulation expired tied at two goals apiece.

The first overtime came and went with both neither team really gaining an edge, as both defenses were solid.

The Eagles Erik Norburg just missed a game-winner with 3:20 to play as he sent a bender just about the crossbar. Neither team was able to do much in the closing minutes as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.

Florida Memorial outshot Embry-Riddle 19-8, including an 8-6 edge in shots on goal.

The Eagles return to the pitch on Wednesday, Oct. 3 as the men travel to Lakeland, Fla. for a Sun Conference showdown with Southeastern. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.