Rock Hill, S.C. – Ricardo Ferreira's goal in the 69^th minute lifted Winthrop men's soccer to a 1-0 victory over Radford, Saturday afternoon on Eagle Field.
 
Winthrop (3-5-1, 2-0-1 Big South) 1, Radford (0-8-2, 0-2-0 Big South) 0
Oct. 7, 2023 | Eagle Field

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Goal Summary
69' – WINTHROP – Ricardo Ferreira (Guido)

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Game Recap

• Eagles had a good chance in the 8^th minute when Joe McGee headed a ball to the lower left corner that was just tipped wide by Radford keeper Alex Eydelman
• In the 33^rd minute Ricardo Ferreira curled a shot to the top right corner that was tipped wide on a diving save by Eydelman
• In the 40^th minute, Rodrigo Ferreira let one fly from about 35 yards out straight from goal that screamed past Eydelman but hit the bottom of the crossbar and stayed out of the goal
• A short clear came right to Rafael Bellucci Marin who hit a low shot toward the left corner but a Radford defender inside the six cleared it away
• In the 50^th minute Jack Kilstrom made his first save as Endjick Albert tested him with a shot to the bottom left corner
• The Highlanders grabbed some momentum around the 58^th minute and continued to apply pressure on the Winthrop defense
• The first shot on frame that came from the Highlanders pressure came in the 65^th minute when Alex Kryazhey tried to beat Kilstrom to his left but he pushed the ball wide
• A little over a minute later Jan Maldonado hit the left post from a shot outside the 18 but the rebound went out wide left and the Eagles cleared
• Winthrop regained some momentum offensively and it paid off in the 69^th minute when Nick Guido was set free into space down the left side
• Guido entered the box and cracked a shot on frame that was saved by Eydelman but the rebound squirted behind him and across the goal mouth as Ricardo Ferreira tapped it across the line for the goal
• Ricardo Ferreira nearly made it 2-0 in the 90^th minute when he received a pass near the edge of the 18 with just him and Eydelman as he curled the ball toward the top corner and it hit the post and Radford cleared
• The Highlanders earned a free kick about 30 yards out in the final seconds but the service into the box was headed away by Winthrop to hold on for the win

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Notables

• The Eagles had a 17-7 advantage in total shots and 6-2 in shots on goal
• Radford had an 8-4 advantage in corners
• Ricardo Ferreira scored his Big South leading sixth goal of the season

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Looking Ahead
Eagles head to Farmville, Va. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 for a 7 p.m. matchup with Longwood.

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