University of Louisville
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Cards Fall 4-1 to USF in Home Finale
October 26, 2005 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 26, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's soccer team jumped to an early lead on a Ryan Edwards goal but it was not enough as USF bounced back for a 4-1 win Wednesday night in the Cards' 2005 home finale at Cardinal Park.
Edwards, a senior forward from Wilmington, Del., gave U of L the lead in the 17th minute of play as he gathered in a rebound of USF goalkeeper Dane Brenner's save on a shot by Cardinal senior Matt Neely and scored from six yards out from the left side for his second goal of the season.
The Cards (5-10-2, 2-6-2) held that lead until the 37th minute when the Bulls (10-5-0, 8-2-0) tied things at 1-1 with a goal on a penalty kick by Rodrigo Hidalgo. U of L freshman back John Jonke was whistled for a foul in the box and given a red card forcing the Cards to play the final 53 minutes with only 10 players.
With the game still tied at 1-1 at halftime, USF, which leads the BIG EAST's Red Division with 24 points on the season, gained the lead for good in the 66th minute as Jordan Seabrook scored the first of two goals in a span of less than three minutes. Keeron Benito added the Bulls' final goal in the 89th minute for the final margin.
"For the first 30 minutes of tonight's game, I thought we played as well as we've played at home all season," said U of L head coach Tony Colavecchia. "We conceded that penalty in the 37th minute and that had a big impact on the game because it forced us to play one man-down for 53 minutes against a good team.
"I thought we still played well for the first 15 minutes of the second half, but the one player for USF that made the difference was Jordan Seabrook. His pace and athleticism was the difference in the two teams."
USF finished with a 21-14 advantage in shots, though shots on goal were even at 10-10. The Cards were whistled for 18 fouls to the Bulls 11.
"Obviously, this isn't the way we wanted to end our season at home and our seniors deserve better than this," Colavecchia said. "I think the red card was a difference maker in the game for us, but you've got to give USF credit for making the plays because they're a good, balanced team with good athletes."
The Cards will close the regular-season on Saturday at 2 p.m. at DePaul.
