MIAMI – The FIU men's soccer program advanced to the semi-finals of the American Conference Tournament off the foot of Alfonso Gilleard-Soriano as the four-seed Panthers beat five-seed Missouri State on Friday evening, 1-0.
A defensive matchup from the opening whistle, neither team was able to garner many scoring chances in the first half as both teams got off three shots, with the Bears seeing one shot on goal to the Panthers' zero. The match would go into halftime knotted at zero.
Out of the break, both teams saw more scoring opportunities, with the Bears shooting five shots and two shots on goal, and the Panthers getting off four shots and two shots on goal.