Furman Men’s Soccer Battling USC Upstate at Seagraves Field
The Furman Paladins Men’s Soccer team (5-3-1) are at home and taking on the USC Upstate Spartans (3-4-2) tonight as the Paladins look to get in the playoff hunt in the Southern Conference. (Game Feed)
Furman right in thew first 3 minutes is able to get the score as #9 Jack Raine nails it in and its 1-0 Furman Paladins! The Paladins are really going after tonight as they are working the ball down in Spartans territory.
We are at the half with Furman in the lead 1-0 over the visiting Spartans with getting 8 shots on goal to the Paladins 7. Furman had 4 corner kicks to the Spartans 1, Spartans 9 to Paladins 6 in fouls, and Spartans had 2 saves in goal to Furman 0. The game has been very physical and both teams are playing a well-served match for the fans who are out in a big way tonight.
The Paladins at the 41st minute of the second period get another goal when #22 Christian Kraus nails in the shot and its 2-0 Paladins off to a great start in the second period. This game is a huge back and forth battle with yellow cards flying everywhere on the Spartans with 8 in the second half. The game ends with Furman getting the win 2-0 and sending the fans home happy and the hundreds of kids who came to see them with signed posters.
