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The University of The Bahamas winger Noel Sands attacks the ball during his match against Millennia Atlantic University at the Doral Meadows Football Fields in Doral, Florida, October 16. UB lost 2-1. UB ATHLETICS.
The University of The Bahamas winger Noel Sands attacks the ball during his match against Millennia Atlantic University at the Doral Meadows Football Fields in Doral, Florida, October 16. UB lost 2-1. UB ATHLETICS.

UB drops 2-1 nailbiter to MAU

Doral, FLORIDA -- The University of The Bahamas men's soccer team controlled most of the game but was unable to get the win as they lost a nail-biter to Millennia Atlantic University 2-1 at the Doral Meadow Football Fields yesterday.

Captain and midfielder Ronaldo Green scored the lone goal for UB.

UB's head coach, Alex Thompson said he was happy about certain things that he was happy about.

"We worked a lot on our transition from defense to attack leading up to this game. It created a lot of opportunities for us. We had about 14 good chances, but we were not able to execute in front of goal."

UB was aggressive in the attacking third early on but were unable to get the goal. The 15th minute saw MAU scoring on a penalty-kick.

UB kept attacking MAU goal but kept coming up short until Green dribbled his way and beat the goalkeeper with a right-foot shot in the 43rd minute. The score remained 1-1 at the halftime whistle.

Ten minutes into the second half, MAU capitalized on a UB defensive mistake in the 55th minute with a goal to go up 2-1. UB had MAU on their back feet for the rest of the game, but MAU thwarted their attempts as the game ended 2-1.

UB returns to action against Albizu University at the Ives Estate Park Saturday, October 18.