North Carolina
Furman
Men's Soccer Falls To Furman, 2-1
November 21, 1999 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 21, 1999
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Carl Junot's goal at the 108:50 mark in the second overtime vaulted the 3rd ranked Furman men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Men's College Cup at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium.
The game-winner was set up as John Bradford sent a corner kick to the near post. The ball was low, thus Junot was forced to duck down and headed the ball off the side of his head and off the chest of North Carolina keeper William Woodruff and into the goal.
The first half of the match was dominated by the Tar Heels as North Carolina outshot Furman 9-1, but was unable to score as the Furman defense led by goalkeeper Scott Blount played remarkably. Furman settled down in the second half and took the 1-0 lead at the 70:12 mark. SoCon player-of-the-year Daniel Alvarez tossed one of his trademark 35-foot throw-ins to Carl Junot, who tapped the ball to John Barry Nusum. Nusum then knocked in his team leading 15th goal of the season.
Furman held the 1-0 lead for seven minutes before the Tar Heels evened the score. The equalizing play started as Joey DiSalva knocked a free kick to Jon Wean, who passed again to Chris Leitch, who rifled the ball to lower corner of the goal. The goal was Leitch's first career goal.
The remainder of regulation and the first overtime period remained scoreless until Junot's game-winner. UNC senior goalkeeper William Woodruff saw his first action of the season as he checked into the match in the 76 minute mark for starter Michael Ueltschey and played in the goal for the remaining of the match.
"UNC double teamed Daniel Alvarez and left me free on the near post," said Junot of the game-winner. "I had to bend down to head it and I guess I got a lucky spin on the ball."
"This was a match between two great teams," said Furman head coach Doug Allison. "To soak up that much pressure in the first half and come out in the second half and show what we are made of is a testament to these guys. Our defense was great. Scott Blount and our two captains Seth Marks and Graham Seagraves played great. If they don't play that well in the first half, we don't have a chance in the second to win the match. We are in the round of 16 and that is what matters right now."
"This was a hard-fought, well played defensive match," said UNC coach Elmar Bolowich. "Today's match proved that outshooting a team doesn't mean outscoring them."
Furman advanced to face Wake Forest in the second round. Furman will learn the time and location of the match on Monday morning. The Deacons are the tournament's No. 5 seed, so the match will likely be in Winston-Salem. Furman, despite being ranked in the top five in both major polls, were not selected as one of the eight seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The winner of the Furman-Wake Forest match will play the winner of U Conn-Yale. The Paladins are now 2-0 against ACC teams this year.
Furman, who now has the best record in the country, improves to 20-1-1 on the season and extends the nation's longest winning streak to 13 matches. North Carolina finishes its best season in several years with a 12-7-1 record.
Scoring:
FU - John Barry Nusum (Carl Junot, Daniel Alvarez assists) 70:12
UNC - Chris Leitch (Jon Wean, Joey DiSalva assists) 77:23
FU - Carl Junot (John Bradford assist) 108:50
Shots On Goal: Furman - 9, UNC - 16.
Corner Kicks: Furman - 3, UNC - 7.
Saves: Furman - 6, UNC - 2 (Ueltseley - 1, Woodruff - 1).
Fouls: Furman - 15, UNC - 19.
Paid Attendance: 1,158
