LAKELAND, Fla.- A quick-working, more-than-efficient offense aided Southeastern men's soccer (3-0-1, 1-0 SUN) to a 3-0 win in their Sun Conference opener tonight against Ave Maria University.
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The Fire offense got off 28 shots through the entirety of the contest, 20 in the first half alone. Of the 28, 12 were on goal.
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The defense allowed just four shots from the Gyrenes in 90 minutes.
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Southeastern controlled the Gyrenes from the opening whistle with their first goal coming just five minutes in after
Marko Pengili found the top right corner from a loose ball inside the box.
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The Fire lead doubled 30 minutes in after
Kory Nekoloff took an assist from
Luca Baldestein and recorded his first goal of the season.
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The final goal from the Fire came at the 56
th minute mark after
Edoardo Venutolo took an assist from
Roque Viegas Jr. and in a one-on-one with the keeper, won the faceoff with a shot into the bottom left corner.
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Southeastern will next take on No. 13 Keiser University on Saturday at 12 p.m. in West Palm Beach.
