Jacksonville Clips GS Men's Soccer, 1-0, In Savannah

Tuesday, October 1

Savannah, GA

7 PM

Georgia Southern University

4-5

Jacksonville

4-2-2

Jacksonville

Georgia Southern

10/1/2019 9:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Eagles fall to the Dolphins on a first-half goal in match played at the Armstrong campus

SAVANNAH - Jacksonville University's Inti Antunez scored the match's only goal in the 27th minute to push the Dolphins past Georgia Southern men's soccer, 1-0, on Tuesday evening in a match played at the Armstrong Soccer Field on Georgia Southern's Armstrong campus.

The Dolphins improved to 4-2-2 with the victory, while Georgia Southern fell to 4-5. It was the first match played by the Eagles on the Armstrong campus since the consolidation of the two schools in 2017. Georgia Southern will return to Statesboro and Eagle Field on Friday, hosting Wofford at 7 p.m.

The lone goal of the match came thanks to a cross from Mason Tunbridge up the left side of the field. Antunez got onto the cross in the box and beat Georgia Southern goalkeeper Jose Eduardo Bomfim right for the tally, his second goal of the season.

Jacksonville carried that one-goal lead into the break, and held a 9-6 edge in shots at halftime.

In the second half, the Eagles had several chances to find the equalizer. The most dangerous of which was the last chance for Georgia Southern on the night as junior Alhaji Tambadu's shot from close range was turned aside by JU keeper Matt Levy. Georgia Southern had a 9-6 edge in shots in the second half, meaning the match closed out with 15 shots apiece.

Levy had six saves in net for JU in his shutout, while Bomfim made five saves in net for the Eagles.

"I thought Jacksonville were excellent, they were the better team over 90 minutes tonight," Georgia Southern Head Men's Soccer Coach John Murphy said. "Jose Eduardo Bomfim had a fantastic game in net, and if it weren't for him, I think the score would have been much heavier in favor of them. To be second best at home, regardless of it being an alternate venue tonight, is not acceptable here. All of us have to take a look at ourselves and decide what kind of team we want to be this year."

Each team had seven corner kicks on the night and JU was whistled for eight fouls, compared to seven for the Eagles. The Dolphins were offsides twice on the night and Georgia Southern was offsides once.