BOONE, N.C. – The 2015 Georgia Southern Men's Soccer season came to an end as Georgia State eliminated the Eagles from the Sun Belt Tournament in penalty kicks. The Eagles scored three first half goals, but the Panthers equalized just after the hour mark. After 110 minutes of play, the match was recorded a draw, but the Panthers claimed a spot in the Sun Belt Tournament Final with a 5-4 win in penalty kicks.

MATCH FACTS
Georgia State (9-7-1, 4-1-0 Sun Belt) - 3
Georgia Southern (6-8-2, 3-2-0 Sun Belt) – 3
Georgia State advances 5-4 on penalty kicks

SCORING
1' – GS – Just 26 seconds into the match it was Adam Abdellaoui who scored his third goal in the last week to put the Eagles up 1-0. A quick run down the center of the Panther defense and a close-range strike gave the Eagles their earliest goal of the year.
20' – GS – Eric Dinka doubled the Georgia Southern advantage with an exceptional left-footed strike in the box. He used a Maradona-level spin move to earn space and struck the ball for his fourth of the season.
33' – GS – PENALTY – Chase Park was given the honors from 12 yards following a Georgia State handball in the box. The senior captain buried the shot to extend the Georgia Southern advantage to 3-0.
43' – GAST – PENALTY – Following a foul by goalkeeper Jack Falle, Georgia State converted a spot kick of their own to cut the Eagle lead to 3-1. Eddie Wilding did the damage just before the halftime break.
54' – GAST – Rashid Alarape finishes a ball from Wilding to cut the Eagle advantage to 3-2.
64' – GAST – Casey Shultis leveled the score at 3-3 when he redirected a free kick in the penalty box. ­

PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUT
GAST – Eddie Wilding – Converted (1-0)
GS – Emil Laursen – Converted (1-1)
GAST – Cory Plasker – Converted (2-1)
GS – Adam Abdellaoui – Converted (2-2)
GAST – Hannes Burmeister – Converted (3-2)
GS – Matt Melton – Converted (3-3)
GAST – Max Hemmings – Saved (3-3)
GS – Chase Park – Converted (3-4)
GAST – Lukas Joyner – Converted (4-4)
GS – Hunter Loyden – Missed (4-4)
GAST – Jad Elkhalil – Converted (5-4)
GS – Jeremy Rector – Missed (5-4)

NOTES
- Georgia Southern is now 0-4 in postseason shootouts, falling most recently to UNCG in the 2008 SoCon Tournament.
- Adam Abdellaoui has scored five goals this season, three of which were scored against Georgia State. The goal, just 26 seconds into the match, was the earliest scored this season by Georgia Southern.
- Georgia State out-shot the Eagles 19-10 with a 14-5 advantage in shots on goal.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN-GEORGIA STATE RIVALRY SERIES UPDATE
By advancing to the final, Georgia State has added a point for their school to in the Georgia Southern-Georgia State Rivalry Series. The score for the series is now Georgia Southern 2 and Georgia State 3. To view the results and scoring in this new competition, visit GSEagles.com/RivalrySeries.

NEXT UP
Preparation for the 2016 season will begin immediately. Stay tuned to GSEagles.com for more information about the 2016 season.

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