Box Score Greenville, S.C. – Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez scored on a header in the 83rd minute to help the seventh-seeded Wofford Terriers rally past Furman, 2-1, in the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Quarterfinals on Saturday night on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium.
The Terriers (10-8-1), who avenged a 4-3 double overtime loss versus Furman last Saturday in the regular season finale, advance to face Appalachian State in Thursday's SoCon semifinals at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The loss dropped Furman to 12-4-3.
With under eight minutes to play in regulation, Wofford's Ryan Hurst served a cross into the box that Dominguez Gonzalez headed towards the far right post. The ball bounced off the post and Furman goalkeeper Sven Lissek dove to clear the ball, but the linesman ruled that the whole ball had crossed the line.
Furman pushed forward into the Wofford box in the final minutes and earned a corner kick with under 30 seconds left. Martin Ontiveros sent a cross into the box and John Lung'aho fired a shot that was blocked. The ball deflected back to Lung'aho who headed another shot towards goal only to have a Wofford defender clear the ball off the goal line as time expired.
Andrew Drennan, who recorded one save on the night, notched the win in goal for Wofford. Lissek made two saves while absorbing the loss for Furman. The Paladins managed a 13-7 edge in shot attempts and 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.
The Paladins grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the 15th minute on Coleton Henning's eighth goal of the campaign. Danny Hojaij played a corner kick to the back post where Henning drove a header into the net at 14:10 after losing his defender.
Wofford tied the match in the 22nd minute when Billy Padula floated a long throw in into the box and Connor Davis headed a shot across the face of goal to beat Lissek at the 21:32 mark for his third goal of 2012.
Furman had a chance to take the lead midway through the second half when Michael Gandier redirected a cross into the box but Wofford defender Forrest Lasso made the first of the Terriers' two team saves on the night to keep the Paladins from netting a second goal.