MIAMI, Oct. 23, 2018- Despite leading in the second half, the USF men's soccer team fell 3-2 to FIU in double overtime in the midweek heartbreaker. 
 
It was a night of firsts for the Bulls as Gordon Phipps and Diego Guerrero scored their first career goals on the night.The Bulls found themselves down a goal in the 14^thminute when FIU's Jacques Bouvery slotted in a goal from teammate Inigo Sagarduy. In a prime opportunity to step up, freshman Gordon Phipps who hails from southeast Florida (Weston, Fla.), slotted in a perfectly placed free kick from Alex Zis (Oakville, Canada) for his first career goal. 
 
The equalizer carried the Bulls until the second half when Guerrero (San Salvador, El Salvador) solo maneuvered around four defenders and placed a goal to give the Bulls a lead in the 74^thminute. Unfortunately for USF, just five minutes later, Errol Spence answered with the second equalizing goal of the night and USF and FIU were tied 2-2. 
 
In the 82^ndminute, red cards were issued to USF's Henrique Gallina (Atibaia, Brazil) and FIU's Kimani Simons, leaving both teams to play with 10 men apiece for the rest of the match. USF got off eight shots in the second half, but could not find the back of the net in overtime before FIU's Joris Ahlinvi scored in the 107^thminute to seal the 3-2 match.
 
Quotable by Bob Butehorn
"Tough road loss tonight. Give credit to FIU, they found a goal late," head coach Bob Butehorn said. "We'll get back to work tomorrow and prepare for Cincinnati." 
 
Notable

• Both sophomore Diego Guerrero and freshman Gordon Phipps scored their first career goals tonight. 
• Freshman goalkeeper Kazuna Takase earned his first career start in the net tonight. 
• Five of the last seven of USFs matches have gone to overtime and up until tonight, the Bulls were undefeated in overtime. 

Up Next
The Bulls will continue their road stretch with a trip to Cincinnati on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.  
 
 
About USF Men's Soccer
The Bulls concluded the 2017 regular season with a 6-6-4 overall record and finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a 3-2-2 mark. Head Coach Bob Butehorn leads the Bulls in his second season at the helm in 2018. Sophomore Adrian Bilhardt was added to the preseason all-conference team.
 
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