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NCAA SOCCER: Aug 29 Winthrop vs University of South Carolina
Jeff Sochko
4
Winner Georgia St. GAST (4-2-0, 0-0-0)
2
Eagles WINTHROP (2-3-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Georgia St. GAST
(4-2-0, 0-0-0)
4
Final
2
Eagles WINTHROP
(2-3-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgia St. GAST 3 1 4
Eagles WINTHROP 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Eagles Can't Overcome First Half Deficit In 4-2 Loss To Georgia State Saturday Evening

Rock Hill, S.C. — Winthrop men's soccer gave a strong effort to overcome a three goal halftime deficit and in the end fell 4-2 to Georgia State, Saturday evening on Eagle Field.
 
Winthrop (2-3-0, 0-0-0 Big South) 2, Georgia State (4-2-0, 0-0-0 SoCON) 4
Sept. 18, 2021 | Eagle Field
Winthrop Starters: Bell (GK), Mace, Oh, Cardona, Larsen, Jimenez-Pearce, Jung, Marshall, Foster, Stephens, Green
Georgia State Starters: Rankenburg (GK), Finnie, Henderson, Hilton-Jones, Wilkins, Fearnley, Carlson, Silva, Proctor, Munoz, Luque
Goal Summary
25' – GEORGIA STATE – Carlson (unassisted)
44' – GEORGIA STATE – Faryar (Miller-Bell, Luna)
45' – GEORGIA STATE – Sassine (Miller-Bell, Munoz)
47' – WINTHROP – Foster (Jimenez-Pearce)
71' – GEORGIA STATE – Luna (free kick)
76' – WINTHROP – Jimenez-Pearce (penalty kick)
Game Recap
  • First 20 minutes of the match didn't see either team really threaten to score
  • Georgia State broke through first in the 25th minute when Simon Carlson collected a free ball inside the box, dribbled back toward the middle into open space and slotted a shot into the lower left corner
  • Conor Stephens tried to equalize in the 31st minute as he received a pass at the edge of the box turned and tried to fire a shot into the left corner that just missed wide
  • Things were looking as if the Panthers would head into the break with a one goal lead before netting two before the half for a 3-0 lead
  • The first goal came in the 44th minute when Luna played a ball down the right side to Andrew Miller-Bell and his cross found Salar Faryar at the near post who headed it home
  • Less than a minute later, Ramon Munoz played a long ball across the field as Miller-Bell ran on and he ripped a ball in front that hit the head of Ethan Sassine and into the net
  • Less than two minutes into the second half, Jonathan Foster got the Eagles on the board
  • Bryant Jimenez-Pearce played a long ball that Foster beat the defender to and he dribbled one-on-one with the keeper and slid a shot past him to make it 3-1
  • In the 71st minute the Panthers earned a free kick about 22 yards out from goal and Luna stepped up and curled a shot into the top right corner for the goal
  • In the 76th minute the Eagles drew a penalty as Brigham Larsen was taken down in the box and Jimenez-Pearce stepped in and buried the shot to cut the deficit in half
  • In the 85th minute, Ethan Stevenson beat the defender in the box and dribbled in from an angle as he let a shot fly by the defender recovered just in time to deflect the ball out for a corner
Notables
  • Georgia State finished with a 19-8 advantage in shots (9-3 in shots on goal) and the Eagles had a 3-1 edge in corner kicks
  • Sam Jones finished with five saves while Gunter Rackenburg finished with one save for the Panthers
  • Jimenez-Pearce had his second game this season with a goal and an assist as he lead the team in scoring with seven points
Looking Ahead
Winthrop has a long layoff before it is back in action when it hosts Mercer on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.
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