Friday, October 18
Statesboro
7:30 PM
Georgia Southern University
5-3-4, 1-2-2
1
vs
1
Georgia State
3-6-4, 0-3-2
1
2
F
Georgia St.
1
0
1
Ga. Southern
0
1
1
Late Match Heroics Push Eagles to 1-1 Draw Against Panthers
10/18/2024 10:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Statesboro, Ga. --- The Georgia Southern men's soccer team drew 1-1 with the Georgia State Panthers at Bo Pitts Field on Friday night (October 18th).
Although late in the half, the Panthers were the ones to strike first after a corner kick header from Charlie Ward off the set piece from Braiden Hall put the Panthers up headed into halftime. The Eagles outshot their opposition 9-4 at the break and had a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The second half saw an offensive flurry for Southern, but no change in the scoreboard whatsoever. The Eagles had a whopping 23 shots on the night, with eight on target, but nothing was falling. However, with nine seconds left, a corner kick from Massimo Caruso found the feet of Joe O'Conner to tap in the tying goal for the Eagles and escape with one point.
The corner kick was one of 13 on the night for Georgia Southern and the Panthers took five of their own. Between the sticks, the Georgia State keeper made seven saves of his own to irk the Eagles all night. However, the defense also stood strong for the Eagles as they only forced two Panther shots on target throughout the 90 minutes.
Georgia Southern (5-3-4, 1-2-2 SBC) finally hits the road after their three-match home stretch as they travel to top-five ranked Marshall for a match this upcoming Wednesday, October 23rd. Kickoff in Huntington, W.Va. is set for 7:15 PM.
Gallery: (10-18-2024) 24ATH - Bo Pitts Field Dedication
Although late in the half, the Panthers were the ones to strike first after a corner kick header from Charlie Ward off the set piece from Braiden Hall put the Panthers up headed into halftime. The Eagles outshot their opposition 9-4 at the break and had a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The second half saw an offensive flurry for Southern, but no change in the scoreboard whatsoever. The Eagles had a whopping 23 shots on the night, with eight on target, but nothing was falling. However, with nine seconds left, a corner kick from Massimo Caruso found the feet of Joe O'Conner to tap in the tying goal for the Eagles and escape with one point.
The corner kick was one of 13 on the night for Georgia Southern and the Panthers took five of their own. Between the sticks, the Georgia State keeper made seven saves of his own to irk the Eagles all night. However, the defense also stood strong for the Eagles as they only forced two Panther shots on target throughout the 90 minutes.
Georgia Southern (5-3-4, 1-2-2 SBC) finally hits the road after their three-match home stretch as they travel to top-five ranked Marshall for a match this upcoming Wednesday, October 23rd. Kickoff in Huntington, W.Va. is set for 7:15 PM.
Team Stats
GSU
GS
Goals
1
1
Shots
7
23
Shots on Goal
2
8
Saves
7
1
Corners
5
13
Fouls
11
12
Scoring Plays
Charlie Ward (1)
Assisted By: Braiden Hall
GOAL by GSU Ward, Charlie Assist by Hall, Braiden.
35:14
Joe O'Connor (1)
Assisted By: Massimo Caruso , Toby Nevile
GOAL by GS O'Connor, Joe Assist by Caruso, Massimo and Nevile, Toby.
89:51
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
def
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
fwd
Shots
7
SOG
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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