PENSACOLA, Fla.- The West Florida Men's Soccer played a hard-fought match against Rollins on Friday evening, but came up just short, losing the match 2-1.

The Tars improve to 2-0-1 on the season while the Argos fall to 1-2-0.

To start the first half, the Tars came out charging, putting up a few shots in the first 15 minutes. Goalkeeper A.J. Evans rose to the challenge to keep the Tars out of the net. Evans tallied three saves in the game against the Tars.

The score remained tied at zero until Rollins forward Michael Landua was able to intercept a pass from Evans to the Argo defender. Landua took possession of the ball and hit inside the top right post while Evans was out of the box. The Tars were the first to get on the board with a 1-0 lead.

Three minutes later, the Argonauts were able to make a comeback to tie the score up at one. Defender Fynn Geigle found Jack Patching in the box and Patching scored to tie the score before heading into halftime. This was the first goal for Patching this season.

In the second half, both teams had multiple offensive possessions. During one of the Argo possessions, Kainan Dos Santos nearly got the ball in the net, but Rollins goalkeeper Maximillian Obermeier was able to punch the ball out of the net. The Argos outshot the Tars 20-7 with four shots from Dos Santos and three from Finn Werner. Obermeier posted six saves in the game for the Tars.

In the 81^st minute, Rollins midfielder Patrick Horan found the net from outside the box to give the Tars the 2-1 lead before the end of regulation. The assist was given to Georgios Koliniatis.

West Florida could not get the ball into the net before the end of regulation, but they had a few late looks from Teavon Spencer and Werner. It would not be enough to stop the Tars for obtaining the victory.

UWF will be back at the UWF Soccer Complex on Tuesday, September 6 against Pensacola Christian. Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM.

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