Box Score Greenville, S.C. --
The Furman men's soccer team, playing a man down for more
than an hour, battled to a 0-0 draw with Campbell University in
non-conference action on Tuesday evening at Stone Soccer
Stadium.
The tie moved Furman to 5-4-2 on the
season while Campbell moved to 3-3-4. The match marked
Furman's seventh overtime contest of the year and continued
the Paladins streak of every match this season being decided by a
single goal or ending in a draw.
The Camels threatened to break the game
open in the first half on a pair of chances created by Khalil
Johnson, but Furman goalkeeper Alec Kann smothered the
forward's early one-versus-one chance and cut down the angle
causing Johnson to miss wide on a dangerous run through the right
side of the box just minutes later.
Furman produced just one first half
chance as Michael Channell's effort to redirect a cross
inside the six-yard box was stopped by Campbell goalkeeper Ryan
Amons at point-blank range.
Junior Fabien Vorbe was sent off after
receiving a red card for a tackle in the 41st minute, but the
Paladins were able to gain their share of possession in the second
half and keep the Camels from mounting a serious threat on
goal.
Late in the second half, a Furman cross
into the box nearly led to a match-winner as a Campbell defender
headed a clearance off of the right post and out for a corner
kick. Campbell managed to put pressure on the Paladins in the
second overtime period, but Nicky MacKain headed a goal-bound shot
from Keegan Terry off of the line and a late red card shown to the
Camels' Mitchell Cardenas put the teams on a level playing
field as the match ended 0-0.
Campbell held an 18-13 edge in shot
attempts, including a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal. Each
side earned eight corner kicks.
Amons totaled a pair of saves for the
Camels while Kann stopped two shots and substitute keeper Maros Valko was credited with one save in 50 minutes of work.
Furman return to action next Tuesday,
October 12, when it hosts Davidson in a Southern Conference
clash. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
Fans can follow Furman soccer all
season long at www.furmanpaladins.com and at
www.twitter.com/FurmanPaladins.