Tritons Fall to No. 5 Sailfish on Senior Night

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's soccer team fell to No. 5 Palm Beach Atlantic, 5-1, Saturday night at Johnson Field. 

The Sailfish got on the board quickly as Federico Serra netted a goal in the seventh minute. Braden Bradford nearly equalized for the Tritons in the 16th minute with a close-range shot, but his attempt was turned back. 

PBA's Fred Ferreira added a goal in the 18th and 23rd minutes before Giancarlo Triulzi made it a 4-0 Sailfish lead with a goal in the 43rd minute. 

EC found the back of the net in the 62nd minute. The Tritons rifled off three consecutive shots following a free-kick, with Jonathan Falbe-Hansen converting on the final shot. The Sailfish then added another goal in the 70th minute. 

HOW IT ENDED 
FINAL: No. 5 Palm Beach Atlantic 5, Eckerd 1
RECORDS: Eckerd 2-11-1 (1-7-1 SSC); PBA 11-1 (7-1 SSC)
SCORING SUMMARY: EC- 62' Falbe-Hansen (Blake Bauer); PBA- 7' Federico Serra (Nemanja Zivanovic), 18' Fred Ferreira (unassisted), 23' Ferreira (Andres Flores), 43' Giancarlo Triulzi (unassisted), 70' Nemanja Zivanovic (unassisted)

NOTES AND NUMBERS

• Eckerd honored its nine seniors: Quintin Kirch, Luke Matvey, Mason DeBaets, Ty Dolan, Jake Willetts, Zack McLaughlin, Gonzalo Echanove, Ethan Winship, and Martin Aanestad prior to the match. 
• Falbe-Hansen's goal was his third of the season. 
• Bauer's assist was the first of his career.
• Kirch made his first career start in goal, collecting seven saves. 
• PBA held a 12-4 advantage in shots on goal. 

UP NEXT 
Eckerd travels to Barry next Saturday for a 7:00 PM kick-off.