TIGERVILLE, S.C. – The King University men's soccer team gave up four second half goals Tuesday afternoon in a 6-0 loss to North Greenville University.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:
LOCATION: Pepsi Stadium; Tigerville, S.C.
RECORDS: King 2-10-2, 1-8-1 Conference Carolinas; North Greenville 8-5-2, 6-2-2 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- It only took until the sixth minute for the Crusaders to score, as after Collin Teperino made a pair of saves, the Crusaders were able to slip one through to take a 1-0 lead.
- North Greenville would add a second goal in the 17th minute.
- Teperino would make a total of four saves in the half, with Joshua Bessinger getting the lone shot for the Tornado as the Crusaders took a 2-0 lead into the break.
- After North Greenville's first five shots of the second half sailed wide, the Crusaders struck twice within one minute, taking a 4-0 lead in the blink of an eye.
- The lead would quickly expand to 6-0 in the 70th minute.
- King would get their first goal of the game in the 74th minute, when Kenneth Walton ripped a shot that was stopped by the Crusaders goalkeeper.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Walton and Bessinger had the only two shots in the match for the Tornado, with Walton's being a shot on goal.
- Anthony Bernardi saw his first action of the season, coming on late in the second half.
FOR THE FOES
- Renan Macugila and Carlos Navarro both had two goals for North Greenville, with Kevin Semedo and Paul Mues both scoring one.
- Michel Weber played 78 minutes in net, making just one save.
UP NEXT
- King will close the season Saturday in a road matchup at Chowan, with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
- North Greenville takes on Barton in their regular season finale Saturday afternoon
