WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- The Palm Beach Atlantic men's soccer team drew with Nova Southeastern 2-2 on Wednesday. With the match level at 2-2, the Sailfish withstood eight Nova Southeastern attacking actions from 67:21 to 78:11 without conceding. The 'Fish put five of their 15 shots on goal, matching Nova Southeastern's shots-on-goal total despite being outshot 20-15.
The Sailfish turned first-half chances into a 2-0 halftime lead, with
Livio von Holzen opening the scoring at 22:27 and
Dominic Breidenbach adding another goal at 36:41 off an assist from
Kobi Thomas. Earlier, the Sailfish built pressure through Thomas, whose 16:48 shot was saved by Henrik Dahl, a corner kick moments later and an
Ole Lichter attempt at 18:19.Â
Nova Southeastern answered with activity around the box, including shots and corner kicks before and after von Holzen's goal, but the Sailfish kept the visitors off the board. After Breidenbach's goal,
Flavio Giannini saved a Toga Katsuma shot in the 40th minute, and the Sailfish withstood additional late pressure, including a shot off the woodwork in the final seconds, to take the two-goal advantage into halftime.
The Sailfish were held scoreless in the second half, and Nova Southeastern scored twice after the break to turn the match into a 2-2 final. Earlier in the half, Andres Morral Rosales scored at 48:20 to make it 2-1, but the Sailfish responded with a corner and a
Fabio Reck shot before Morral Rosales tied it at 55:16.Â
The home side kept pushing immediately after the equalizer, getting attempts from Thomas, Lichter and von Holzen along with another corner by 59:13. Nova Southeastern created pressure later in the half, but Giannini saved shots from Eduardo Fontan Rodriguez and Markus Rokseth as the Sailfish kept the score level. The Sailfish made one more late push with
Michael Florian putting a shot on goal in the 85th minute, Breidenbach adding an attempt and Florian missing right with an amazing header effort in the 89th before the match ended tied 2-2.
The Sailfish return to action next Wednesday at home against Tampa after an off day on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.Â
