No. 22 Marshall Males’s Soccer Takes Contest Over Georgia State, 3-1

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 22 Marshall Men’s Soccer crew (4-1-4, 2-1-0 SBC) erased a 1-0 deficit and powered previous Georgia State (3-3-4, 1-1-1 SBC) 3-1 on Saturday night time at Hoops Family Field. Alvaro Alvarez tallied his first two targets with The Herd as Keaviano Francis notched a pair of assists.

“Good comeback tonight,” Herd Men’s Soccer Head Coach Chris Grassie mentioned after the match. “I think the guys have been very resilient all season, and I think we played better and better as the game went on.”

After conceding the opening objective to the Panthers’ Matt Taylor within the forty first minute, the Herd drew degree lower than two minutes later when Alvarez completed low to the left facet off assists from Francis and Nikita Pakhomov. The equalizer shifted momentum simply earlier than halftime.

Marshall surged forward early within the second half as Gabriel Stevanato got here off the bench to fit house the go-ahead objective within the forty ninth minute, assisted by David de la Vibora. The Herd continued its offensive onslaught, and Alvarez struck once more within the 58th minute, ending one other objective off a set-up from Francis for a 3-1 cushion.

Francis’ assists convey him degree with Yasha Scharerer for the crew lead at 4 with Pakhomov and de la Vibora every registering their first of the season.

Marshall managed possession and tempo, outshooting Georgia State 22-7 and forcing Panthers goalkeeper Loan Marin into 5 second-half saves.

Eddie DeMarco made a pair of saves in objective.

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The Herd returns to the pitch in opposition to rival No. 24 Kentucky at 7:15 p.m. on Friday at Hoops Family Field.

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