Fire Outlast Mighty Banyans to Notch Third Straight Win

The Fire ran their win streak to three this afternoon, as they scored two late goals and beat New College of Florida, 3-1.

Southeastern put the pressure on early striking five shots in the opening 14:06. Finally, Victor Cavalcante connected on a penalty kick for a 1-0 lead at 32:39 for his fourth goal of the season.

Following the Mighty Banyans game-tying goal in the 60th minute, the Fire pelted 10 shots within the next eight minutes. Enrico Lazzari finally found the back of the net for the Fire, heading in a Nico Munari cross and giving Southeastern a 2-1 advantage. On the match’s next shot 7:12 later, Nekoloff tapped in an insurance goal from inside the box assisted by Fabio De Paula for the game’s final goal and a 3-1 win.

It was the first ever meeting between the Fire and New College. With the win, SEU improved to 6-2-1 overall and 4-1 in The Sun Conference. New College of Florida dropped to 3-5-2 and 1-4 in The Sun.

In net, Henrique Cavalini turned away four shots of the five he faced in 90 minutes of work. The Fire outshot the Banyans by a 30-11 margin for the match.

The Fire return to action on Thursday when they host SCAD in a rematch of the September 21st game in Savannah. Kick-off is 7 p.m..