UNCW Defeats Men's Soccer, 2-1

Wednesday, September 29

Wilmington, N.C.

7 pm

North Carolina

5-3-1, 1-2-0

UNCW

6-3-0, 1-1-0

North Carolina

UNCW

Tim Schels

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

September 29, 2021 | Men's Soccer

Box Score FINAL STATS (.PDF)

WILMINGTON, N.C.— North Carolina fell to UNC Wilmington, 2-1, in a close midweek match-up. Despite a scoreless first half, both teams were able to find the back of the net in the final 45 minutes. UNCW tallied two shots in the second half, both resulting in a goal.

Following a shut-out win over Virginia on Saturday, the Tar Heels' record fell to 5-3-1 this season. UNCW improves to 5-3-0.

Carolina was ranked No. 11 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll and No. 19 by College Soccer News. UNC Wilmington was unranked.

Carolina and UNCW each took 4 shots in the opening 45 minutes. Alec Smir tallied 3 saves in the first half, while UNC Wilmington's goal keeper, Gabriel Perrotta, earned 2.

The nature of the game shifted in the 54^th minute. After UNCW's Perrotta saved a close opportunity by Santiago Herrera, Nicolas Molina from UNCW was given a red card for a sliding tackle on Matthew Senanou. For the final 36 minutes, UNCW was limited to 10 players on the field.

Despite being down a player, UNCW was able to strike first and take a 1-0 lead.

A foul committed by Senanou gave UNCW a free kick to the left of the goal and just outside of the box. The free kick resulted in a goal.

North Carolina was able to tie the game in the 80^th minute on a goal from Tim Schels. The goal marked Schels' first of the 2021 season and the second of his career.

UNCW responded less than two minutes later to regain a 2-1 lead off of a corner kick.

In the game, UNC out-shot UNCW, 11-6. North Carolina was also able to take 7 corner kicks, compared to the two for UNCW.

The Tar Heels are back at home for a Sunday night match-up against NC State on Sunday October 3 at 7 p.m.

Notes:
• Sophomore Tim Schels tallied his first goal of the season and the second of his career.
• UNC's all-time record against UNCW falls to 13-6-2
• Carolina defeated UNCW 2-0 in their last meeting on October 1, 2019. UNC had not lost to UNCW since 2017 prior to tonight
• UNC is 5-3-1 this season and has out-shot its opponents by a margin of 173-36 through nine games.
• Tar Heels in the National Polls: Carolina is ranked No. 11 by Top Drawer Soccer and No. 19 by College Soccer News this week.