STATESBORO, Ga. – Friday evening the Georgia Southern men's soccer team was in action against East Tennessee State University. The Bucs defeated the Eagles 2-1, scoring in the late minutes off of an own goal deflection. The Eagles would fall to 3-3-1 on the season and will now have a week between matches due to Wednesday's match against Winthrop being canceled.
Danny Barlow got the Bucs on the board first scoring in the 28
th minute on a pass back to the six yard mark from Cameron Woodfin. Barlow beat
Jokull Blaengsson far post and took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half.
Javier Carbonell took matters into his own hands in the 43
rd minute, earning a penalty kick after being taken down inside the box. Carbonell stood over the penalty spot and put the ball top left to level the scoring at 1-1 late in the first half.
Throughout the second half the match got chippy, with the fouls leveling 9-6 in favor of the Bucs. In the 82
nd minute ETSU forward, Bruno Andrade, walked to the edge of the area and took a shot on frame. An Eagle defender deflected the shot into the side netting and gave ETSU a 2-1 lead late in the second half.
The Eagles will now have the week to prepare for a road test against Mercer. The Blue and White were originally scheduled to play Winthrop at home on Wednesday, but had to cancel due to scheduling issues.
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