LAKELAND, Fla. — Embry-Riddle (8-1-3, 4-1-2) played to a goalless draw against No. 5 Florida Southern (10-1-2, 5-0-2) on the road on Wednesday evening. The Eagles not only continued their success of a four-game unbeaten streak, but found success once again in games against ranked opponents. When facing top 25 opponents this season, ERAU has amassed an overall record of 2-0-1.
The Eagles current unbeaten streak has been solidified by the goalkeeping of
Marcos da Silva who has allowed only one goal in this span of games and recorded three shutouts. With four saves tonight da Silva kept the game level. While both offenses were tamed throughout the game,
Jonas Banouas brought some life putting two of his five shots on goal. In total, ERAU put four of their nine shots on goal and the Mocs matched with four of their 12 shots being on frame.
First Half
- After FSC recorded the first shot at 3:43, Embry-Riddle created a look from
Mattia Motzo at 9:36 and earned a subsequent corner kick.
- The half moved through a foul-heavy stretch that included a yellow card to Florida Southern goalkeeper Ricardo Marques at 14:48, followed by a
Colin Bailey shot, another ERAU corner, and a shot from
Lukas Bludau which was saved by Marques at 16:35.
- The Blue and Gold added shots from
Jonas Banouas and Bludau before the Mocs generated late attempts from Darcy Moffat and Luciano Schiaffini, as the half ended scoreless.
Second Half
- Florida Southern recorded seven shots and two corners in the opening 16 minutes of the half, with
Marcos da Silva making saves on Schiaffini, Moffat, and Hector Oliver to keep the match scoreless.
- The Eagles got chances through Banouas, who took a shot at 61:40 and forced a save from Ricardo Marques at 68:03.
- The match tightened from 75:11 to 83:15, with the teams combining for four fouls and three yellow cards before da Silva made another save on Max Muth at 83:46.
- Banouas put another shot on goal at 87:08, which was saved and went behind for ERAU's final corner kick of the night, but the match finished 0-0.
Inside the Stats
-da Silva made four saves and finished with a shutout.
-Banouas led Embry-Riddle with five shots and put two on goal.
-The five shots were a season high for Banouas.
-Bludau put both of his shot attempts on goal.
Up Next
Embry-Riddle men's soccer begins a three-game homestand when they host Saint Leo on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium.
