LOUISVILLE, Ky. ? The No. 9 University of South Florida men's soccer team fell to the Louisville Cardinals on a goal in the 69th minute by forward Marco Terminesi. The loss is just USF's second overall this season.
For the first time all year, the Bulls, 7-2-1 (2-2-1), were out-shot by an opponent. UofL registered 13 shots to USF's five. Junior midfielder Jordan Seabrook tallied two for the Bulls, while Bernardo Anor, Armante Marshall and Marc Doherty recorded one each.
"We didn't play as good as we are capable of tonight," said head coach George Kiefer. "I take my hat off to Louisville."
The Bulls went a man down early in the second half after defender Andre Mittoo was sent off with a red card following a hard take-down of the Cardinals' Aaron Clapham.
Terminisi's goal came a short time later on an unassisted one-on-one ball with goalkeeper Diego Restrepo that Louisville's leading scorer was able to get past the goalie. Restrepo had stopped three shots on goal in the first period and an additional one in the second frame.
"The red card changed the game," continued Kiefer. "I didn't have a good angle on it, but I was shocked to see it become a red card."
"Afterwards though, we mounted some good attacks and fought to the end."
The win is just the Cardinals', 6-4-0 (3-2-0), fourth over USF in the 18 matches between the two team all-time.
The Bulls have one remaining road match on their longest stint away from the USF Soccer Stadium. The team will break from BIG EAST action in a Tuesday night game with cross-state rival FAU. First-kick is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Boca Raton.
USF returns home to Tampa to face Villanova on Fri., Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets to all USF home matches are $5 for adults, $3 for youth 16-and-under and $2 for groups of 10 or more. Season ticket packages are also available. Call 1-800-GoBulls or visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for details. Spectators will have the opportunity to get player and coach autographs at the conclusion of every home game down on the field.
Fans can also catch all home games on the USF Press Pass. Live video and audio streaming is available for all matches played in the USF Soccer Stadium with Jim Henderson delivering the play-by-play call.
