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SPARTANBURG, SC – The Wofford College men’s soccer team defeated Belmont 2-1 in overtime on Friday evening at Snyder Field. Both teams scored a goal in the second half, but Wofford added the winner at 94:29 in overtime on a shot by Yakov Rubinchik.
Wofford moves to 3-0-2 on the season, while the Bruins are 1-5-1. The Terriers had a 13 to 4 lead on shots in the contest. Branson Hyatt had assists on both goals for Wofford, while Paulo Bonfim led the team with three shots.
The Bruins had the ball for the first couple minutes, however the possession changed over to the Terriers for the next twenty minutes of play. Wofford had the first shot of the game at 2:34 by Wilson Hood, and added the next two shots. Belmont had a chance at 24:06 when had a shot that was saved by Thomas Hunter.
A shot by Moe Kelli from the right side of the box went just over the crossbar at 25:38, but Belmont responded with a shot from just three minutes later. The Terriers added shots from Andrew Eppelsheimer and Kentrel Owens in the last eight minutes of play, but both shots were high.
In the second half, Wofford was able to get on the scoreboard at 55:10 when Branson Hyatt took a shot and it deflected in front of the goal where Nick Schuermann was able to chip the ball into the right corner of the net. Belmont answered at the 70:52 mark when Justin Ferguson fed a loose ball inside the box to Dan Meacock. Meacock found the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.
After the first ninety minutes ended, the score was still tied and the game headed to overtime. The Terriers had two corners in the first four minutes of extra time. After the second corner, Branson Hyatt fed the ball back outside to Yakov Rubinchik who fired a shot into the top right corner of the net from 25 yards out to end the game at 94:29.
Heavy rain fell for the final seven minutes of the first half, however the rain ended by the beginning of the second half. Wofford was called for 12 fouls to Belmont’s 14. The Bruins were whistled for four yellow cards in the match, all in the second half.
For the Terriers, goalie Thomas Hunter made two saves and had one goal against. Bruins’ goalie Wes Wray had two goals against and did not make a save. The Terriers had ten corner kicks, while Belmont did not have a corner in the game.
The Terriers, winners of three straight, will remain at home for a contest on Sunday, September 27 at 2:00 pm against Lipscomb as part of the annual South Carolina/Tennessee Challenge. Belmont will play at Furman on Sunday.
