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Winthrop takes on Coker in men's exhibition soccer action at Eagle Field on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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Winthrop Win (0-6-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner UNC Greensboro UNCG (5-0-2, 0-0-0)
Winthrop Win
(0-6-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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UNC Greensboro UNCG
(5-0-2, 0-0-0)
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Winthrop Win 0 0 0
UNC Greensboro UNCG 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Battled #15 UNCG In 2-0 Loss

Greensboro, N.C. – Winthrop battled 15th-ranked UNC Greensboro in a 2-0 loss, Saturday evening in non-conference men's soccer action.
 
Winthrop (0-6-0, 0-0-0 Big South) 0, UNC Greensboro (5-0-2, 0-0-0 SoCON) 2
Sept. 17, 2022 | UNCG Soccer Stadium
Goal Summary
8' – UNCG – Mallery (Ngando)
87' – UNCG – Ngando (penalty kick)
Game Recap
  • The Spartans grabbed the lead in the 8th minute as J.C. Ngando won the ball in the middle of the field about 40 yards from the Eagle goal
  • Ngando dribbled toward the box and as he approached the top of the 18 he slipped a pass to his right into space as Maddox Mallery ran on and on his first touch beat Dean DePinto near post
  • UNCG nearly made it 2-0 in the 30th minute when Sami Lachekar's header off a corner hit the top of the crossbar and went over for a goal kick
  • Jayden Mace nearly tied the match in the 51st minute as he received a ball wide right and served a ball that was headed toward the top corner at the back post but goalkeeper Niclas Wild was able to backpedal and tip the ball over for a corner kick
  • Offensively the Eagles were much better in the second half, getting forward and dumping a number of services into the box either in the run of play or off a free kick but unable to make the final connection
  • When the services did connect the Spartans defense did a good job of deflecting or blocking any shots by the Eagles
  • There was about a 15-20 minute period where the Eagles applied a ton of pressure, but unable to equalize
  • Christopher Cushing put a free kick into the box in the 76th minute and after a couple of failed clearances the ball came to Grayson Woodard as he cracked a shot first time but a UNCG defender jumped in the way to keep it off frame
  • One of the services into the box was cleared out and Rafael Marin Bellucci collected it and tried a strike from around the edge of the 18 but the shot was wide right
  • The Spartans netted an insurance goal in the 87th minute as it was awarded a penalty kick as Ngando placed the shot into the left corner for the 2-0 lead
Notables
  • Dean DePinto made his first start of the season in goal for the Eagles and finished with four saves
  • UNCG finished with an 18-4 advantage in shots (8-4 in second half) and 6-1 in shots on goal
Looking Ahead
Winthrop hosts its first regular season game of the season when it welcomes Furman to Eagle Field on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+. 
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