University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Winthrop
Men's Soccer Falls at Winthrop in Overtime
10.31.2007 | Men's Soccer
ROCK HILL,
The Eagles (9-2-2, 3-1-1) were awarded a corner kick and Stephen Nsereko stepped in to take the free kick. Nsereko's service was flicked on by Sean Weron and redirected by Revivo's head into the net for his second of the game and 11th of the season. It was the ninth game-winning goal of his career.
UNC Asheville (2-11-1, 0-6) struck first in the 20th minute as John Hillman's through ball down the middle of the field set up Scott Szymanski with a one-on-one with Winthrop keeper Patrick Mitrovich and Szymanski drilled a shot from 12 yards out into the corner for his sixth of the season.
Despite having several opportunities in the opening minutes of the game,
In the 54th minute, Revivo and Nsereko teamed up for the first Winthrop goal of the game as Nsereko beat a couple of Bulldog defenders and sent the ball into the box as Revivo ran on to it and his one touch shot found the back of the net.
UNC Asheville had several chances in the game, two of which came in overtime just 13 seconds apart. The first chance was a shot from Hillman around the 18-yard box, but Mitrovich made the save. The second chance came from Nathan Neal as he broke free to Mitrovich's right and ripped a shot from about 10 yards away that just missed the far post.
The Eagles held a 23-15 shot advantage in the game as Horner finished with six saves and Mitrovich had two.
