FLORENCE, SC – Barry University scored with 2:08 remaining in the first half and then tallied a second goal with 19 ticks left in the match to claim a season-opening 2-0 victory over Francis Marion University, Thursday evening (Aug. 25) in non-conference men's soccer action. 
 
The Patriots (0-1-0) will host Flagler College on Saturday at 4 p.m. on Hartzler Field.
 
The Buccaneers outshot Francis Marion 15-4 and held an 8-2 edge in corner kicks.
 
FMU graduate student goalkeeper Andrea Scapolo recorded five saves in net, while his counterpart in goal Jean Claude Consol made two stops for Barry.  Consol left the match in the 55th minute with an injury and sophomore Mateo Torchio played the final 35 minutes.
 
Barry tallied its first goal at 42:52 when Nicolas Villalobos connected on a 7-yard shot.  The second tally came at 89:41 when Juan Simoniello took a long pass over the top from Jordi Ramon, dribbled left to evade Scapolo in the box, and chipped the ball over a Patriot defender.
 
Francis Marion had a match-tying score by graduate student defender Daniel Resch off a short corner kick in the 76th minute disallowed because of an offside call. 
 
Graduate student Alvaro Zamora led FMU with two shots, both of which forced saves by Consol in the 21st and 34th minutes.  Zamora played a through ball to graduate student Javier Bello in the 17th minute that resulted in a 1v1 opportunity against Consol, but a Buccaneer defender arrived in time to thwart the threat.

 
 
Barry University (1-0-0, 0-0-0) def. Francis Marion Univ. (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
Date: 08/25/22      Attendance: 100
 
Goals by period         1  2  Tot
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Barry University.......  1  1 -  2
Francis Marion Univ.  0  0 -  0
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0.  42:52 BARRY Villalobos, Nicolas (1) (Simoniello, Juan;Villanova, Michele) - Cross from right side, chested down in box to shooter, shot from 7 yards
2-0.  89:41 BARRY Simoniello, Juan (1) (Ramon, Jordi) - Long pass over top, dribble to beat keeper, chip from left side of box over defender
 
Shots: Barry 15, Francis Marion 4 ; Saves: Barry 2 (Jean Claude Consol 2, Mateo Torchio 0), Francis Marion 5 (Andrea Scapolo 5)