Furman Men’s Soccer faces Presbyterian at Seagraves Field
The Furman Paladins Men’s Soccer (7-3-2) is at home tonight defending their home field advantage versus the Presbyterian Blue Hoes (5-7-1) looking to strengthen their win total for the year. Coach Doug Allison has his guys ready for the Tuesday night contest knowing what is on the line. (Game Thread)
The game with 30 minutes left in the first half has been a feeling out process, both teams driving the ball down only to get stopped by a great defensive play to clear the ball. Presbyterian strikes first on a penalty kick at the 23-minute mark when #9 Damorney Hutchinson gets the goal and its 1-0.
Furman at the 3-minute mark left to go in the first half gets a goal when #7 Lloyd Wamu Snell nails it in after a corner kick and two assist and its 1-1 Furman ties it up. The Paladins have had 7 shots on goal but that one makes it past the Blue Hoes goalie.
The halftime stats are Furman with 2 Corner Kicks, 11 fouls with one yellow card, with 8 shots on goal, assist on the goal made by #4 Tommy Redhead and #17 Caleb Johnson. The second half is on the way as we head into the second half.
Presbyterian comes out first and scores with 43 minutes in the half left when #24 scores, and its 2-1 Blue Hoes taking the lead. The Paladins get a score with 24 minutes to go in the half when #22 Christian Kraus nails a score with #6 Ivan Agyaakwah and #17 Caleb Johnson as the score is tied 2-2. The Paladins need to get a score to secure this game with a great crowd on hand to cheer them on.
The score is still 2-2 with 6 minutes remaining as it’s been a back-and-forth battle between these two teams on the field tonight. The Paladins have been in a battle tonight as Presbyterian has not given up on its upset chances on the field. The game ends with Paladins getting a shot but is stopped. A great game for both teams.
