Asheville, N.C. – Winthrop men's soccer suffered a 3-0 road loss to UNC Asheville on Friday night, falling to 2-2-0 in conference play.
UNCA (9-2-1, 3-1-0 Big South) 3, Winthrop (5-6-1, 2-2-0 Big South), 0
Oct. 9, 2026 | Greenwood Soccer Field
Scoring Summary
17' – UNC Asheville – Ware (Granzow)
56' – UNC Asheville – Ling (Hardarson)
86' – UNC Asheville – Mbamba
Game Recap
- After an early yellow card to Sam Crolla, Kevin Christensen saved Ian Smith's shot at 10:07, and the Eagles earned three corner kicks from 11:32 to 12:49 while the match remained 0-0.
- UNC Asheville moved in front at 16:20 when Tyler Ware scored off an assist from Lennart Granzow to make it 1-0.
- The Eagles pushed for a response with shots from Daniel Restrepo, Jorge Perez and Crolla before Cody Read was shown a red card at 34:33.
- Christensen made another save on Ware at 34:33, and the Eagles added late attempts from Alfie Humphrey and Shion Hayashi before UNC Asheville carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.
- UNC Asheville earned corner kicks at 51:46 and 54:55 before Joseph Ling scored from Arnor Hardarson's assist at 55:35 to make it 2-0.
- The Eagles responded with three shots over the next four minutes, including Jorge Perez's saved attempt at 59:29.
- UNC Asheville applied pressure through the middle of the half, hitting the woodwork at 61:06 and forcing Christensen saves at 61:29 and 76:11, while the Eagles added attempts from Pablo Ortega and Josh Murray.
- Crolla had a shot saved at 77:54 and Teo Jelaca missed left at 80:51, but UNC Asheville added Kayoum Mbamba's goal at 85:14 and closed out a 3-0 win.
Notables
Looking Ahead
The Eagles will return home to Rock Hill on Tuesday night and square off against ETSU at 6 p.m. est.
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