Rock Hill, S.C. — Despite a lot of offensive pressure and scoring opportunities created the Winthrop men's soccer team fell 1-0 to Gardner-Webb, Wednesday evening on Eagle Field.
Winthrop (0-8-0, 0-7-0 Big South) 0, Gardner-Webb (5-3-0, 3-2-0 Big South) 1
Mar. 31, 2021 | Eagle Field
Winthrop Starters: Bell (GK), Mace, Oh, Jackson, Maher, Jung, Jimenez-Pearce, Orfanidis, Foster, Goodman, Smith
Gardner-Webb Starters: Schade (GK), Catherall, Madondo, Gebrekiros, Medza, Linboom, Espinheira, Dominguez, Sanfilippo, Ritner, Berhe
Goals
19' – GARDNER-WEBB – Gebrekiros (Nijie)
Game Recap
- Winthrop had been applying pressure offensively as it earned another corner, but off the clearance the Runnin' Bulldogs countered quickly
- Pa Nijie dribbled down the middle of the field and slipped a ball forward to Abel Gebrekiros who shielded off the defender and slotted a shot into the lower right corner in the 19th minute
- Eagles continued to pressure, creating opportunities going forward but couldn't make the final connection
- Winthrop trailed 1-0 at the break but had a 5-2 advantage in shots and 4-1 in corners
- Grayson Woodard had a good scoring chance in the 52nd minute when he headed a ball toward the left side of the frame but it was cleared away near the line by a defender
- Less than a minute later Conor Stephens tried to slip a shot from just outside the 18 to the lower left corner that just missed wide
- Winthrop had a fair amount of the possession in the second half and continued to push forward creating chances but couldn't convert
- Eagles outshot the Runnin' Bulldogs 16-6 and had a 7-2 advantage in corners
Looking Ahead
Winthrop will finish out the regular season on Thursday, Apr. 8 when it heads to Clinton, SC to take on Presbyterian College at 4 p.m.
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