Salisbury, N.C.-----Wingate University freshman
Florens van Honk's game-winning double overtime goal in the 108th minute was the decider, as the Bulldogs won on the road over Catawba College 2-1 in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action. Wingate improves to 3-4-1 overall and 1-2-1 in SAC play, while Catawba drops to 4-2-2 overall and 0-2-1 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Catawba 12-4
- The Bulldogs held an 8-3 advantage on shots on goal
- WU took six of the seven corner kicks
- Wingate was called for 27 fouls compared to Catawba's 20
KEY BULLDOGS
- Van Honk scored the winning goal in the 108th minute
- It's the Dane's first-career goal for Wingate
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Matheus Masukawa scored in his season debut; also his first-career goal as a Bulldog
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Kobie Vazquez recorded the assist to Masukawa, the first of his career
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Ricardo Cardozo delivered the winning pass to van Honk
- Fittingly, it was the first assist of his career.
FIRST HALF
- Wingate's
Owen Marshall sent a shot on goal in the 2nd minute
- Masukawa put the 'Dogs on the board off a Vazquez assist in the 13th minute
- A 41st minute shot by
Soren Nygaard was saved by Catawba keeper Gianluca Tommasi
SECOND HALF
- Catawba answered with a goal in the 68th minute by Tom Savigar
- A shot by
Mikkel Fahlen Bruun was stopped by Tommasi
- The rebound shot by
Pedro Santos was also turned away
- Over the span of three minutes,
Jen Bergendorff saved two shots on goal, maintaining the even score
- In the 89th minute, Catawba's Gage Bernard received his second yellow card of the match, leaving Catawba a player short for the remainder of the game
FIRST OVERTIME
- Wingate recorded the only two shots of the period, one of which was on goal from Santos
SECOND OVERTIME
- Van Honk sent a header wide in the opening 90 seconds of the final overtime
- A deflected pass into the center of the box found van Honk's boot, who sent it to the back of the net in the 108th minute
UP NEXT
- Wingate returns to Pride Park on Saturday, Oct. 2
- The 'Dogs host Newberry at 7:30 p.m.
