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University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, August 15
Chapel Hill
8:30 PM
North Carolina
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vs
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Marshall (scrimmage)
Ernest Bawa celebrates his goal with Riley Thomas
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Men's Soccer Ties Defending NCAA Champ Marshall, 1-1, In Scrimmage
August 15, 2021 | Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL—The University of North Carolina men's soccer team tied defending NCAA champion Marshall, 1-1, in a scrimmage on Sunday night at a wet Dorrance Field.
The game was a rematch of two teams that met in the NCAA College Cup semifinals a year ago. The Thundering Herd edged UNC in that match, 1-0, and went on to win the national championship two days later.
After a scoreless first half on Sunday night, Marshall took a 1-0 lead in the 58th minute on its first shot attempt of the game. Pedro Dolabella scored from 25 yards out, driving a shot over the head of Tar Heel keeper Alec Smir to make it 1-0.
Carolina tied it 12 minutes later with just over 21 minutes remaining when Ernest Bawa scored from the right side to tie the score at 1-1.
Santiago Herrera nearly gave Carolina a 2-1 lead with just over 14 minutes remaining, but Marshall's Oliver Semmle made a good save on the ball.
The game ended in a tie without overtime.
The Tar Heels will return to the field on Friday Aug. 20 for a scrimmage at Liberty. UNC's regular season opener will be on Thursday Aug. 26 in Chapel Hill against Bucknell.
The game was a rematch of two teams that met in the NCAA College Cup semifinals a year ago. The Thundering Herd edged UNC in that match, 1-0, and went on to win the national championship two days later.
After a scoreless first half on Sunday night, Marshall took a 1-0 lead in the 58th minute on its first shot attempt of the game. Pedro Dolabella scored from 25 yards out, driving a shot over the head of Tar Heel keeper Alec Smir to make it 1-0.
Carolina tied it 12 minutes later with just over 21 minutes remaining when Ernest Bawa scored from the right side to tie the score at 1-1.
Santiago Herrera nearly gave Carolina a 2-1 lead with just over 14 minutes remaining, but Marshall's Oliver Semmle made a good save on the ball.
The game ended in a tie without overtime.
The Tar Heels will return to the field on Friday Aug. 20 for a scrimmage at Liberty. UNC's regular season opener will be on Thursday Aug. 26 in Chapel Hill against Bucknell.
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