Men’s Soccer Back in Action vs. USC Upstate
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Furman Men’s Soccer (3-2-2, 0-0-0 SoCon) come into tonight’s rescheduled match with USC Upstate Spartans (1-10-0, 0-3-0 Big South) having not played a match since Sept. 17th which they were able to get an upset win over 23rd ranked College of Charleston. The Paladins hold a 10-4-3 series edge over the Spartans and won last year’s meeting 2-0 win.
Furman looks pretty good so far in the start of the game considering the layoff they have had to endure due to the effect of a storm followed by Hurricane Helene right afterwards. Furman has had several shots on goal and have come up just a bit wide, as USC Upstate has rallied to keep the ball out of their goal. We are at the 26th minute and still no score and Furman has had its chances to score.
Shot by Furman Agyaakwah, Ivan, low center, Goal as Furman has got on the board with assist by Johnson, Caleb and we have a 1-0 score Paladins. Paladins get the corner kick to lead to the score versus the Spartans who now are trying to hold on till halftime.
The news and notes at halftime are as follows for Furman in the game:
Furman with 3 corner kicks, 7 shots on goal, 4 fouls, 1 save, and 1 goal by Ivan Agyaakwah with a assist by Caleb Johnson. The Paladins will be looking to close out the second half with a shutout of the Spartans and have 45 minutes left to get it done.
Furman comes out in the second half and starts right where it left off as #19 Landon Hill gets a huge goal with assist from #21 Jackson Price and #25 Ryan Wagner. The Paladins now take a 2-0 lead over the Spartans at the 52nd minute of the game.
Furman after a corner kick gets yet another score as #6 Ivan Agyaakwah with a assist from #Luke Hutzell, and the lead goes to 3-0 Furman at the 68th minute of the game as time is running out on the Spartans. Furman is getting in several subs now to get the players some game time action.
USC Upstate gets a huge goal to end the shutout by #26 Guy Ellis gets it in with a assist from #Dario Stadler to make it 3-1 Furman still in the lead.
The Game ends with Furman getting the win 3-1 here at USC Upstate!
