STATESBORO, Ga. – In the 73
rd minute,
Adam Davie found a streaking
Alhaji Tambadu on the wing, beating the defender and chipped the goalkeeper to score the lone goal of the Eagles 2021 season opener.
Jokull Blaengsson earned his first clean sheet of the season, posting one save on a key set piece for Presbyterian in the 35
thminute. The Eagles and Blue Hose would remain scoreless at half, with the shots favoring Presbyterian 4-2.
In the second half, the Eagles increased the pressure tallying five corners and posting five shots, two of which were on frame. The Eagles will now have the next two days to regroup before traveling to No. 18 Charlotte at TransAmerica Field.
MATCH FACTS
Presbyterian (0-1-0) - 0
Georgia Southern (1-0-0) - 1
SCORING
73' - GS –
Alhaji Tambadu
NOTES
- Alhaji Tambadu tallied the first goal for the Eagles in 2021 and the first goal in the Eagles Mid-American Conference era.
- Jokull Blaengsson improved to 1-0-0 on the season and posted his first clean sheet of the 2021 season on Thursday evening.
- Georgia Southern outshot the Blue Hose 7-5, while Presbyterian held the advantage in corners 10-5.
- Adam Davie collected his first points of the season on Thursday, assisting Tambadu's game winner.
QUOTING COACH MURPHY
"I thought the kids showed great fighting qualities. I give a lot of credit to PC, coming in here and controlling tempo in their way which made it difficult for us. Sometimes it takes 60, 70 minutes to break down some teams.
Adam Davie's ball to Alhaji was great and Alhaji put a good finish on it to give us the lead. We will enjoy this one for the night, before shifting our focus to Charlotte who is one of the top programs in the country."
NEXT UP
The Eagles will head to Charlotte, North Carolina to face off against #18 Charlotte on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from TransAmerica Field.
