Asheville, N.C. – Winthrop men's soccer suffered a Big South Conference semifinal defeat as second-seeded Asheville scored in the 107^th minute for a 1-0 victory, Sunday afternoon at Greenwood Soccer Field.
 
Winthrop (4-11-2, 3-2-2 Big South) 0, UNC Asheville (10-5-2, 4-2-1 Big South) 1
Nov. 5, 2023 | Greenwood Soccer Field

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Goal Summary
9' – HIGH POINT – Amaya (unassisted)

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Game Recap

• In the 8^th minute the Eagles had a good chance as Ricardo Ferreira was set up inside the box wide left as his service across goal was to far and unable to connect
• The Eagles collected the long service and after a few passes Nick Guido was open wide right and he slipped a ball in front of goal that was just out of reach of two Eagles making runs
• In the 9^th minute Bryan Marshall put a header off a corner on frame but not enough steam as Charlie Farrar collected it for a save
• In the 11^th minute Sam Pitts-Eckersall ran onto a through ball in open space and had a free look on goal inside the box as he fired a shot toward the right corner that was saved by the outreached hand of Jack Kilstrom
• In the 28^th minute, Kilstrom came through again as Edvin Grolimund received a pass in the box, cut back to the middle and while being defended he fired a shot toward the left corner that was turned away on a kick save
• In the 49^th minute the Eagles had a good look off a free kick as Stefan Sildor was on the other end with a header that sailed just over the upper right part of the frame
• In the 50^th minute Ricardo Ferreira played a ball across the mouth of the goal as Joe McGee ran on at the back post with a look at an open goal but his shot was deflected over the bar by a sliding Asheville defender that got just enough to redirect the shot
• Eagles opened up the second half creating a number of scoring chances and another in the 53^rd nearly resulted in the first goal as Guido received a pass in the box and fired a shot toward the right corner that was just tipped wide of the post by Farrar
• In the 55^th minute Bruno Riveron Segrero had a free look about eight yards out from goal but pushed his shot wide right
• The game couldn't be decided over 90 minutes to the teams headed to overtime
• In the first overtime Guido dribbled down the middle of the field and as he approached the 18 he fired a low shot to the left corner but Farrar was down to make the save
• The Eagles created some scoring opportunities in the second overtime but it was Asheville that found the back of the net late to steal the win
• The goal came less than a minute after Ricard Ferreira had a good look from 20 yards out but fired the shot right at the keeper
• Farrar then played it pretty quickly and punted the ball wide right as Aysa Hamid settled the ball, then beat a Winthrop defender off the ball and served the ball in front of goal as Kilstrom leaped and couldn't secure the ball as it bounced in front of goal and Grolimund collected and then fired a shot into the lower right corner from just outside the six

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Notables

• This was Winthrop's second Big South semifinal appearance over the last three seasons
• Asheville finished with a 19-13 advantage in total shots and 10-5 in shots on goal
• Corner kick opportunities were even at 8-8
• Kilstrom finished the game with a career-high nine saves

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Looking Ahead
The season has come to an end for the Eagles. We want to thank all of our fans for your support and look forward to seeing you at Eagle Field in 2024.

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