Saturday, September 24
Columbia, SC
NOON
Georgia Southern University
1-7-0, 0-2-0
0
at
1
South Carolina
5-3-1, 1-0-0
1
2
F
Georgia Southern
0
0
0
South Carolina
0
1
1
Eagles Fall to South Carolina, 1-0
9/24/2022 2:08:00 PM | Men's Soccer
COLUMBIA, SC - The Georgia Southern men's soccer team fell to South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, 1-0, at Stone Stadium. The loss drops the Eagles to 0-2 in Sun Belt Conference play.
The first half of action saw the two squads tied at 0-0, with both squads holding onto a single save and a shot on goal each. In the second half of play, the Gamecocks (5-3-1) pushed the lone goal of the game through the net at the 57', to seal the 1-0 win over the Eagles (1-7-0).
Both teams ended the game with two goalkeeper saves and two corner kicks. The Eagles played disciplined and were out-fouled by SC, 17-6.
"It's tough to go anywhere on the road," said head coach John Murphy, "and it's even tougher when you're in conference. I thought the team made a very good account for itself. We don't celebrate negative results, but we encourage and appreciate the manner in which the group played today. They showed a lot of fight and bounced back from Tuesday's game at Jacksonville."
"I thought there were some fantastic performances, in particular with Jona Kafka, who I thought played very well. Hilary Odhiambo played very well, Samuel Odame was very good and we got great efforts off the bench from Zachary Martin and Jack Ireland, so there's a lot of things to take away. We can't get caught up on records, we have to focus on this group growing and developing, and keeping a positive culture, which we've done. We have a small break before we play Mercer on Tuesday, and we look forward to that game."
UP NEXT
The Eagles will take on I-16 rival Mercer on Tuesday, September 27, in Macon, Georgia. Kickoff is set for 7 PM.
The first half of action saw the two squads tied at 0-0, with both squads holding onto a single save and a shot on goal each. In the second half of play, the Gamecocks (5-3-1) pushed the lone goal of the game through the net at the 57', to seal the 1-0 win over the Eagles (1-7-0).
Both teams ended the game with two goalkeeper saves and two corner kicks. The Eagles played disciplined and were out-fouled by SC, 17-6.
"It's tough to go anywhere on the road," said head coach John Murphy, "and it's even tougher when you're in conference. I thought the team made a very good account for itself. We don't celebrate negative results, but we encourage and appreciate the manner in which the group played today. They showed a lot of fight and bounced back from Tuesday's game at Jacksonville."
"I thought there were some fantastic performances, in particular with Jona Kafka, who I thought played very well. Hilary Odhiambo played very well, Samuel Odame was very good and we got great efforts off the bench from Zachary Martin and Jack Ireland, so there's a lot of things to take away. We can't get caught up on records, we have to focus on this group growing and developing, and keeping a positive culture, which we've done. We have a small break before we play Mercer on Tuesday, and we look forward to that game."
UP NEXT
The Eagles will take on I-16 rival Mercer on Tuesday, September 27, in Macon, Georgia. Kickoff is set for 7 PM.
Team Stats
GSU
SC
Goals
0
1
Shots
8
15
Shots on Goal
2
3
Saves
2
2
Corners
2
2
Fouls
6
17
Scoring Plays
Cristiano Bruletti (2)
Assisted By: Adam Luckhurst
rebound off goalie save
57:55
Game Leaders
mid
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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