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Tar Heels Run Past Alabama-Birmingham, 5-2, In Nike Carolina Classic
September 19, 1999 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 19, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Michael Bucy and Caleb Norkus each scored twice and Noz Yamauchi had three assists as the University of North Carolina defeated Alabama-Birmingham, 5-2, Sunday afternoon at Fetzer Field in the final game of the Nike Carolina Classic. With the win, Carolina improved to 5-1 this season and is off to its best start since 1995, when it began the season 6-1.
Carolina took a 3-0 lead in the first 30 minutes of action and seemed to be in control of the match before allowing two Blazer goals in a two-minute span that cut the lead to 3-2. The Tar Heels picked up their intensity and scored two goals in the second half to secure the win, their fourth in a row. UNC outshot UAB, 23-8, and took 12 corner kicks to the Blazers' four.
Bucy scored the first goal of the game at the 19:29 mark, heading in a Yamauchi corner kick for a 1-0 UNC lead. Freshman Ryan Kneipper gave Carolina a 2-0 lead at the 25:13 mark when he converted nifty assists from Daniel Jackson and Bucy. The first of Norkus' two goals came at 27:38 for a 3-0 lead as he took assists from Bucy and David Popp in a quick combination of passes in the box.
UAB battled back as Houston Smith scored two goals in a span of 2:09 to make it 3-2, Carolina. John Ziannis fed Houston's first goal and Justin Pratt had the assist on the second goal off a throw-in.
The Tar Heels scored twice after halftime to earn the win. Norkus scored at 56:21, putting in a rebound from a Yamauchi shot. Bucy scored his second goal of the match at 85:55 when he scored off a Yamauchi corner kick.
In the afternoon's first game, UNC Greensboro defeated Lehigh, 4-1.
Carolina will return to action Wednesday evening at UNC Greensboro.
1 2 Final UAB 2 0 2 North Carolina 3 2 5
Scoring
1. UNC - Bucy (Yamauchi), 19:29 2. UNC - Kneipper (Jackson, Bucy), 25:13 3. UNC - Norkus (Bucy, Popp), 27:38 4. UAB - Smith (Ziannis), 37:13 5. UAB - Smith (Pratt), 39:22 6. UNC - Norkus (Yamauchi), 56:21 7. UNC - Bucy (Yamauchi), 85:55
Shots: UAB 8, NC 23
Corner Kicks: UAB 4, NC 12
Goalie Saves: Clemente (UAB) 10, Ueltschey (NC) 2
Fouls: UAB 13, NC 18
Attendance: 555
All-Tournament Team: Michael Bucy (UNC), Joey DiSalvo (UNC), Caleb Norkus (UNC), David Popp (UNC), Svafnir Gislason (UNCG), Robert Te Winkel (UNCG), David Clemente (UAB), Rumbani Munthali (UAB), Peter Byaruhanga (UAB), Travis Smith (LU), Kevin Jackson (LU)
