The Bulls, who looked to snap the Tigers’ 28-match home winning streak, return home on Friday against Stetson.
CLEMSON, S.C. (Sept. 6, 2021) – The University of South Florida men’s soccer team closed out its short two-match road stretch on Monday night with a disappointing 3-0 loss to No. 4 Clemson at Historic Riggs Field. The Bulls fall to 1-2-1 on the year while the Tigers, traditionally one of the top teams in collegiate soccer, improve to 4-0.
South Florida came out of the gate quickly and gave Clemson some trouble in the early going, holding a 5-3 shot advantage into the 20’ minute of play. The Tigers, however, got on the board first in the 30’ minute when Ousmane Sylla dribbled between two South Florida defenders and fired a right-footed shot from 19 yards out to the far-left post, and past the Bulls’ goalkeeper Kazuna Takase (Tomoto, Japan).
Clemson took the momentum, the lead, and evened the shots total up at seven-all entering the locker room at the break.
The Tigers came out in the second half and struck quickly, just seven minutes into the stanza. Oskar Agren took a loose ball in the box, off a corner kick, and drove it past Ralph Montero (Miami, Fla.) who started the second half in net for the Bulls, to make the score 2-0.
Clemson added an insurance goal in the 84’ when Mohamed Seye got past a South Florida defender and beat Montero.
Gabrielle Privitera (Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela) had the Bulls’ best chance of the night to get on the board, in the 86’, when his shot off the outside of his right foot from five yards out to the near post went just wide of the net.
The Tigers ended the match with a slight 14-13 advantage in shots.
Takase and Montero each recorded two saves on the night.
Quotable …
“It was a tough result tonight in a pretty even match. We just lacked some quality and maturity in key moments and that was the difference.” – USF Head Coach Bob Butehorn
Scoring Summary
Clemson – Ousmane Sylla (Mohamed Seye, Callum Johnson; 29:26)
Clemson – Oskar Agren (Unassisted; 51:37)
Clemson – Mohamed Seye (Callum Johnson, John Martin; 84:17)
1 2 F
USF 0 0 0
CLEMSON 1 2 3
Shots: USF 13, CLEM 14
Shots on Goal: USF 3, CLEM 7
Saves: USF 4, CLEM 3
Corner Kicks: USF 6, CLEM 6
Fouls: USF 17, CLEM 13
Notable
- Joergen Thue Kristiansen (Holmestrand, Norway) earned his first career start tonight in just his second collegiate match.
- Henrique Gallina (Atibaia, Brazil) had match highs of three shots and two shots on goal in the loss.
Up NextFollowing Monday’s match, against Clemson, the Bulls will return home to Corbett Stadium, to face Stetson on Sept. 10. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The match against the Hatters is the first of three straight that the Bulls will play at home. USF will also face North Florida on Sept. 14, on International Night at 7 p.m., before closing out three-match stretch against Tulsa on Sept. 18 at noon. The Tulsa match will have free admission.
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USF Men’s Soccer competed in the school’s first ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 21 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.
The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 29 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer.
The Bulls have advanced to the postseason in 18 of the past 20 years, including 12 NCAA Tournament appearances during that period.
USF Soccer concluded the 2020 season with four players earning AAC honors, highlighted by first first-team selection Josue Monge and Salvatore Mazzaferro who was tabbed a second-team selection. Also, Oscar Resano and Brian Schaefer were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team. Head coach Bob Butehorn returns to lead USF in his fifth season on the sidelines.
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