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Men’s Soccer Downs Florida Gulf Coast, 3-2

MIAMI (Oct. 25, 2022) – Men's Soccer hosted in-state rival FGCU, Tuesday night, winning the hard-fought battle, 3-2.

The first half started off evenly matched before the Panthers jumped out in front in the 26th minute.

Yushi Nagao and Stephen Afrifa ran the two-man game to perfection with deft passes to each other to penetrate the Eagles defense before Afrifa slotted home his ninth goal of the season.

FIU would control the rest of the half, going into halftime ahead, 1-0.

FGCU equalized eight minutes into the second half after converting on a set piece opportunity.