BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Fletcher Dyson sent a strike into the upper right portion of the net in the 82
nd minute of action as Lees-McRae men's soccer advanced into the Conference Carolinas Quarterfinal round on Wednesday night.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #6
Lees-McRae – 1; #7 Barton -- 0
LOCATION: Tate Field -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (8-2-7/5-1-5); Barton (5-7-4/4-3-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Gray Smith had the first shot on goal for the Bobcats in the third minute of play, but Barton's Steingrimur Gunnarsson made his first save of the night.
- Tamino Brown tallied the second quality chance on net for Lees-McRae in the 10th minute but an outstanding stop by Gunnarsson kept the match scoreless. The two sides went into the halftime break deadlocked at zero with the Bulldogs having five shots in the first half.
- William Gakio opened the second half with a shot on target in the 53rd minute, but Gunnarsson continued his solid night in the net with another save. Jesper Jonsson and Harrison Watts recorded shots on goal for the Bobcats, but the Bulldogs kept the match scoreless once again.
- Dyson finally connected on his 10th goal of the season off a free kick just outside the 18-yard box to give the Bobcats the one-goal advantage.
- Barton's Gabriel Slemer Lopes had a chance, but his shot just hit off the top of the crossbar and Joshua Garvilla made his only save of the net with 43 seconds remaining in the match.
FOR THE BULLDOGS:
- Gunnarsson had a match-high five saves for Barton as Tobias Nielsen recorded the lone shot on goal of the match for the Bulldogs.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae will now head to Tigerville, South Carolina for a Conference Carolinas Quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 North Greenville on Saturday, Oct. 29. The kickoff is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.
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