MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The Warner Men's Soccer team battled with the #18 St. Thomas University Bobcats on Saturday, but fell 2-to-1 on a late goal scored by the top team in the SUN. Despite the loss, the Royals saw impressive individual performances across the pitch including
Luis Seminario who scored his 1st career goal and
Mikey Melvin who secured 13 saves in Saturday's SUN Conference match.
The Royals defense faced a major test on the road taking on a Bobcats team that has yet to lose a game against a SUN Conference opponent this season. Warner's defense held strong throughout the half, anchored by
Georg Manolov,
Greg Jackson II, and Goalkeeper
Mikey Melvin., to shutout St. Thomas in the opening 45 minutes. The Royals struck first in the defensive battle when
Luis Seminario scored off a great long ball into the box from Manolov in the 44th minute to send Warner into halftime with a 1-to-0 lead.
Warner's defense continued to battle with the high-powered St. Thomas offense to start the 2nd half as the Royals fought to hold onto their 1 goal lead. St. Thomas found their answer to the stout Royals defense in the 63rd minute, scoring to level the game at 1. The Royals battled hard but could not keep the game tied and would fall on a goal that was scored in the 90th minute to end the game 2-to-1 in favor of St. Thomas. In spite of the loss, Royals goalie
Mikey Melvin had another tremendous day in-between the posts for Warner as he secured a season best 13 saves on Saturday.
Warner finished the day with 5 total shots, 1 on goal, 2 corner kicks and 13 saves. The Royals will look to bounce back when they return home on Wednesday to take on Keiser University.
Up Next:
The Royals will host the Seahawks of Keiser University on Wednesday, Oct. 21st with kickoff scheduled for 7:00pm on the Royals Soccer Field.
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