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2
Francis Marion FMU (1-1-1, 0-0-0)
2
Montevallo MON (1-0-2, 0-0-0)
Francis Marion FMU
(1-1-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
2
Montevallo MON
(1-0-2, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Francis Marion FMU 0 2 2
Montevallo MON 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Scapolo’s late heroics earn Patriots a 2-2 draw

MONTEVALLO, AL – A half-volley by goalkeeper Andrea Scapolo delivered from a set piece by Matias Morales with 24 seconds left helped Francis Marion University earn a hard-fought 2-2 non-conference draw against the University of Montevallo, Wednesday evening (Aug. 31) in men's soccer action.
 
Francis Marion's draw gives the Patriots a 1-1-1 record, while Montevallo is 1-0-2. FMU will return home to host Florida Tech on Saturday (Sept. 3) at 7 p.m. on Hartzler Field.
 
Trailing 2-1 in the final minute, FMU's Gabriele Cavarero had a shot blocked by a Montevallo defender, but six seconds later the Falcons were whistled for a foul giving FMU a free kick.  Scapolo left his goal and sprinted upfield to join the last-ditch effort.  Morales' ensuing free kick found its way to Scapolo and his half volley found the corner of goal with the clock reading 89:36.
 
In goal, Scapolo recorded two saves, as did Salvador Plaza in the Montevallo goal.
 
The Patriots outshot the Falcons 11-7, while rallying from a 2-0 deficit.
 
A goal from Narcis Bou Dalma at 25:11 helped the Falcons take a 1-0 lead into halftime. With just under a minute played in the second half, Falcons' Edorta Cabieces Sanz tallied his first goal for a 2-0 lead.

FMU defender Jose Sposaro cut the margin in half with an unassisted score at 49:07.  The sequence began with Morales being fouled just outside the penalty area.  The resulting free kick by Alvaro Zamora ricocheted off the Montevallo wall and fell to Sposaro whose impressive one-touch volley from 27 yards out found the back of the net.
 
Prior to the last minute rally, Patriots Javier Bello, Hugo Jonsson, and Pedro Cespo were all wide on potential tying attempts in the 53rd, 55th, and 85th minutes respectively.
 
Bello and Jhancarlo Palma led Francis Marion with two shots apiece.
 
The Falcons earned five of the match's six corner kicks.
 
 
Francis Marion Univ. (1-1-1) ties Montevallo (1-0-2) 2-2
Date: 08/31/22      Attendance: 263
 
Goals by period         1  2  Tot
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Francis Marion Univ.  0  2 -  2
Montevallo..........       1  1 -  2
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0.  25:11 MON Bou Dalmau, Narcis (1) (Cabieces Sanz, Edort)
2-0.  45:59 MON Cabieces Sanz, Edort (2) (Vendrell, Otger;Bou Dalmau, Narcis)
2-1.  49:07 FMU Jose Sposaro (1) (unassisted)
2-2.  89:36 FMU Andrea Scapolo (1) (Matias Morales)
 
Shots: Francis Marion 11, Montevallo 7 ; Saves: Francis Marion 2 (Andrea Scapolo 2), Montevallo 2 (Salvador Plaza 2)
 
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