Box Score
Anderson, S.C.----Anderson University senior midfielder
Ryan Messick (Point Pleasant, W.Va.) scored an unassisted goal with four-plus minutes remaining to give the number 11 Trojans a 2-1 come-from-behind men’s soccer victory over Wingate University Tuesday afternoon. The contest was a quarterfinal match in the 2011 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament.
Anderson improves to 15-3 overall, while Wingate is 4-13 overall. The 2011 SAC regular season champions, Anderson will face number four seed Lincoln Memorial University Friday in a 3 p.m. semi-final match. The semi-final matches and the championship contest will be held in the Manchester Meadows Complex in Rock Hill, S.C.
“I am very disappointed for our boys…because they didn’t deserve (tonight’s result),” Wingate head coach
Gary Hamill says. “One moment of madness on a decision changed the entire outcome of the match.”
The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie at halftime. Wingate scored first, as freshman forward
Fabio Azerado (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored his first goal of the season on a beautiful assist from junior midfielder
Joshua Jokic (Brisbane, Australia) in the 58th minute. The Bulldogs held the advantage until the 71:23 mark, when Anderson senior forward
Lasse Sohrweide (Flensburg, Germany) converted a penalty kick for his SAC-leading 16th goal of the season.
Wingate freshman forward
Peron Da Silva (Sao Paulo, Brazil) hit the post in the 79th minute. Da Silva had four shots to lead the Bulldogs, who outshot the Trojans 14-8. Sohrweide had four of Anderson’s eight attempts. Messick’s first match winner this year was his third goal of the season. The Trojans had nine corner kicks, compared to six for the visiting Bulldogs.
Wingate senior goalkeeper
Peter Trask (Alpaus, N.Y.) recorded one save and allowed two goals during his 90 minutes of action. Anderson junior keeper
Lukas Hesse (Berlin, Germany) also went the distance, earning three saves and surrendering one goal.
Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2011 Wingate University Men's Soccer
Wingate vs #11 Anderson (Nov 01, 2011 at Anderson, S.C.)
Wingate (4-13) vs. Anderson (15-3)
Date: Nov 01, 2011 Attendance: 130
Weather: Sunnty & clear, temps in low 60s
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Wingate............. 0 1 - 1
Anderson............ 0 2 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 57:33 WU Fabio Azeredo (1) (Joshua Jokic)
2. 71:23 AU-M Lasse Sohrweide (16) (penalty kick)
3. 85:34 AU-M Ryan Messick (3) (unassisted)
Shots: Wingate 14, Anderson 8
Saves: Wingate 1 (Peter Trask 1), Anderson 3 (Lukas Hesse 3)
Quarterfinals of 2011 Food Lion SAC men's soccer tournament
