Box Score ROCK HILL, SC— Freshman
Cameron Thayer scored two goals including a golden goal to lead Winthrop to a 3-2 double-overtime win over College of Charleston, Wednesday evening in non-conference men's soccer action.
Winthrop (2-5, 0-0 Big South) 3, College of Charleston (1-6-1, 0-0 CAA) 2
Sept. 25, 2019
Rock Hill, SC (Eagle Field)
Winthrop Starters: Jones (GK), Walshaw, Vicaria Barker, Jacobsen, Estevez, Goodman, Mace, Jackson, Smith, Cavajal, Orfanidis
College of Charleston Starters: Alstrom (GK), Hudock, Murray, Gulledge, Heffron, Harris, Dearle, Clements, Myllerup, DeMartino, Cox
Goals
34' – WINTHROP – Thayer (Goodman, Estevez)
36' – CHARLESTON – Gulledge (Myllerup)
44' – WINTHROP – Goodman (Foster)
68' – CHARLESTON – Murray (Heffron, Myllerup)
103' – WINTHROP – Thayer (Walshaw, Estevez)
Game Recap
- Eagles nearly opened the scoring in the 7th minute as a ball was served into the box and Daniel Vicaria Barker just missed with a header inches outside the right post
- In the 18th minute Jordan Walshaw had a good opportunity as he started wide and dribbled quickly into the box firing a shot with lots of pace that was saved by a diving Isaac Alstrom
- The ball came off Alstrom's hands and into the opposite side of the box as Leif Estevez collected the rebound, fired a shot toward goal but it was deflected just wide and over the end line for a corner
- Walshaw tested Alstrom a few more times midway through the half but both shots were saved to keep the game scoreless
- Less than five minutes from entering the game as a sub, Cameron Thayer scored his first collegiate goal to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute
- Estevez split the defense with a pass that set up Ben Goodman in the box wide of the goal as he played a ball on the ground in front and Thayer hit it first time into the open net
- The Cougars responded two minutes later as Cole Gulledge headed home a Mads Myllerup corner kick, straight on from goal about 10 yards out
- Winthrop snuck in another goal before half for the lead at the break as Jonathan Foster slipped a pass behind the defense as Goodman ran on and this time he took the shot and buried it into the far lower right corner
- In the 57th minute the Eagles had a good chance for a 3-1 lead when Estevez played a ball down the right wing into space as Walshaw ran on to the ball, dribbling into the box and laying a pass in front as Goodman was trailing
- Goodman received the pass, took a touch and tried to slip a shot past Alstrom but he smothered the ball before he could pull the trigger
- The Cougars tied the match in the 68th minute as Myllerup played a long ball into the box that Tucker Heffron headed in front of goal and Rio Murray headed into the bottom right corner
- Estevez nearly gave the Eagles the lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation as he had a go from 25 yards out that froze Alstrom, but just missed the top corner
- In double-overtime, Foster nearly ended the game as he took a pass at the back post from Walshaw as he struck the ball in the air first time but it pinged off the crossbar and was cleared
- A minute and a half later Thayer won the game for the Eagles as Walshaw whipped a cross into the near post as Thayer ran on and redirected the ball into the net off his head for the golden goal
Notables
- Sam Jones made one save in the game as he earned his first collegiate victory in goal
- The Eagles had lost seven straight to the Cougars
- Three of the last four meetings have been decided by a single goal
- The Eagles have now won all three meetings against the Cougars that have gone to overtime (29 meetings all-time)
- Thayer is the first freshman to score a golden goal for the Eagles since Sept. 14, 2016 when Francisco Tiozzo did so in a 1-0 overtime win at Wofford
Looking Ahead
Winthrop heads to High Point, NC on Saturday, Sept. 28 to take on High Point in its Big South opener.
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