College of Charleston
Stetson
CofC Men?s Soccer Falls to Stetson, 5-4 in Double Overtime at JU/NIKE Invitational
9/26/2009 2:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - The 26th ranked College of Charleston men's soccer team dropped a heartbreaker to Stetson on Friday evening, losing 5-4 in double overtime in game one of the 2009 JU/NIKE Invitational.
With the loss, the Cougars dropped to 6-2 on the year, while Stetson improved to 6-0 with the win. Charleston returns to the pitch on Sunday, Sept. 27th when they take on Jacksonville beginning at 2:30 p.m.
In the first half, Stetson got on the board first in the 15th minute, as Kevin Munz scored. From there, the Cougars dominated play the rest of the half, as three separate Cougars registered goals. First, Branko Gavric scored to knot the game up at one in the 26th minute, unassisted.
In the 28th minute, George Khoury scored his second goal of the season off a Zach Prince cross, then in the 39th minute, Andrew Autenzio scored from five yards out to make the score 3-1. The Cougars took the 3-1 lead into the half and outshot the Hatters 16-6 in the first period.
In the second half, Stetson made a frantic comeback, as Gonzalo De Mujica scored in the 65th minute to make it 3-2. Just three minutes later, the Hatters tied the game up at three when Muiz scored his second goal of the night.
This set the stage for the final two minutes of regulation. In the 88th minute, Steven Nagy scored an unassisted goal on what appeared to be the game-winner, as the Cougars took a 4-3 lead with under a minute left. Stetson's Robert Hodge, however, scored the tying goal with 48 seconds left in regulation to knot the score at four and send the game into overtime.
After both teams went scoreless in the first overtime, Stetson took the match four minutes into the second on an own goal, as the Hatters remained unbeaten with the wild, come from behind victory.
Overall, the Cougars outshot the Hatters 22-18 and held a 10-4 advantage in corner kicks on the night.
