Four Bermuda players and their Thomas College Men's Soccer teammates edged a comeback thriller against the University of Maine Farmington 2 - 1.
Cody Robinson, Isaiah Francis, Shane Robinson, and Joshua Joseph all played in the match, with the Thomas College winner coming from Joseph who also recorded an assist.
Thomas College opened the game well, generating three shots on goal in the first 22 minutes.
David Ivarsson had a shot that looked to find its way into the top right corner of the net, but the Maine Farmington goalkeeper dove to make a huge early save.
Despite the strong opening Maine Farmington struck first in the 24th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
Thomas College were almost instantly able to respond, scoring a goal from a corner kick four minutes later.
Joseph ultimately sent in a ball that found the head of Ivarsson to tie things up at 1-1.
With just two minutes left in the half Kevroy Spence sent in a shot on goal that had to be saved by the Maine Farmington goalkeeper.
In the 46th minute a Maine Farmington player hit the post, nearly scoring to take the lead.
Despite the early chance in the second half, both teams traded possession and were unable to generate any other big scoring opportunities.
In the 80th minute Thomas College were awarded a penalty kick, and Joseph stepped up and buried the ball in the bottom left corner to give Thomas College a 2 - 1 lead.
Maine Farmington’s last chance to equalize came three minutes later, when Jamie Fischer came up with a big save to preserve the lead.
Thomas College defended well in the closing minutes, and eventually walked away with an important 2 - 1 conference victory over Maine Farmington.
