Jacksonville, Fla. – Winthrop men's soccer suffered a 3-1 loss at North Florida, Thursday night.
Winthrop (0-3-0, 0-0-0 Big South) 1, North Florida (1-1-1, 0-0-0 ASUN) 3
Aug. 29, 2024 | Hodges Stadium
Goal Summary
40' – NORTH FLORIDA – Reinhardt (Granitur)
45' – WINTHROP – Swenson (unassisted)
46' – NORTH FLORIDA – own goal
62' – NORTH FLORIDA – Reinhardt (Ash, Granitur)
Game Recap
- In the 7th minute Rodrigo Ferreira nearly caught the goalkeeper off guard as he fired a shot from about 30 yards out that just missed wide left
- In the 40th minute, UNF took the lead off a set piece
- Luc Granitur took the corner kick for the Ospreys and it was redirected at the near post by Jaxon Reinhardt, took a slight deflection through traffic and squeezed into the lower right corner
- Some ball pressure late in the first half paid off for the Eagles as Caleb Swenson put his body in the way of the keeper's effort to play a long ball and the pass hit Swenson around the edge of the 18 and rolled into the open goal
- Ospreys caught a break in the 46th minute when Reinhardt served a ball in front that deflected off a Winthrop defender and past the keeper for a 2-1 advantage
- UNF took a two-goal advantage in the 62nd minute when Reinhard headed home a cross from Ethan Ash
- Rodrigo Ferreira received a throw in in the offensive third and flicked the ball by a defender and ripped a shot on frame from the edge of the box out wide by the keeper was there for the save
- In the 83rd minute the Ricardo Ferreira headed a corner just over the bar
Foot Notes
- For the games the total shots were event at 10-10 while the Eagles had an edge in shots on goal 4-3
- The two teams combined for 10 corners, each team earning five in the match
Looking Ahead
The Eagles are back in action on the road Sunday evening (Sept. 1) at 6 p.m. to face Jacksonville.
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