Men's Soccer Edges Wolfpack, 1-0, Behind Montesdeoca's Goal

Sunday, September 20

Chapel Hill

6 PM

North Carolina

1-0-0, 0-0-0

North Carolina State (scrimmage)

0-1-0, 0-0-0

NC State

North Carolina

Photo by: Dana Gentry

September 20, 2020 | Men's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL—Giovanni Montesdeoca scored the game's only goal in the 58th minute as the University of North Carolina defeated North Carolina State, 1-0, on Sunday evening in a men's soccer scrimmage at Dorrance Field.

The two teams felt each other out and played a scoreless first half. After a defensive miscue by the Wolfpack resulted in a failed clearing attempt, Tar Heel Jonathan Jimenez fed Montesdeoca in front of the box for a 1-0 Tar Heel advantage at the 57:45 mark.

The Pack almost tied the score not long thereafter but missed a shot from point-blank range, hitting the crossbar and rebounding back into the field.

Carolina out-shot NCSU by a 16-4 margin, including 8-1 in the first half, and held a 7-1 edge in corner kicks.

The two teams played an extra 45-minute period after Carolina won the two regulation period. UNC scored the only goal of the third session on a penalty kick by Roman Knox.

Carolina will kick off its 2020 regular season on Friday October 2 at Duke in a match to be televised on the ACC Network.

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