The win over the 49ers is the second Top 25 victory for the Bulls this season.
TAMPA (Oct. 25, 2022) – Oscar Resano scored the game-winning goal with four seconds remaining to lift the University of South Florida men’s soccer team to a thrilling 2-1 win over No. 22/14 Charlotte on Tuesday night at Transamerica Field. The Bulls improve to 4-5-4 on the year and 3-1-3 in the American Athletic Conference. The 49ers fall to 8-3-2 overall and 2-3-2 in conference play.
With less than 10 seconds left on the clock, Brian Schaefer took the ball for a throw-in and send a perfectly placed pass into the six-yard box where Resano went high above his defender and sent a header to the far post and into the net, from basically no angle, stunning Charlotte.
The win for the Bulls marked the first loss for the 49ers at home this season who came into the match 6-0 at Transamerica Field. In addition, Charlotte came into the contest having outscored its opposition on its home pitch 28-2.
The Green and Gold held a 10-9 advantage in shots while accounting for five of the 10 shots on goal during the evening, after holding a 7-1 shot margin and all three shots on frame in the first 45 minutes of play.
After a scoreless first half, Ajmeer Spengler got South Florida on the board in the 63’ when he took a pass from Jemone Barclay and beat the 49ers’ Thomas Walls to make the score 1-0.
Charlotte, however, got the equalizer 13 minutes later on a big bender from 19 yards out from Callum Watts. The offering found the far top left corner of the goal just out of reach of the Bulls’ diving Jackson Weyman in the 76’.
But that was all Charlotte could get on the night as Weyman made all four of his saves in the second half, including several spectacular stops in the final 25 minutes of play.
Scoring Summary
USF – Ajmeer Spengler (Jemone Barclay; 63:13)
CHAR – Callum Watts (Jonathan Nyandjo, Filip Jauk; 76:03)
USF – Oscar Resano (Brian Schaefer; 89:56)
1 2 F
USF 0 2 2
CHAR 0 1 1
Shots: USF 10, CHAR 9
Shots on Goal: USF 5, CHAR 5
Saves: USF 4, CHAR 3
Corner Kicks: USF 2, CHAR 7
Fouls: USF 15, CHAR 13
Notable
- Tuesday’s win over Charlotte improves South Florida’s record in the all-time series against the 49ers to 15-10-2 … It was the first meeting between the two schools in 18 years when both were members of Conference USA.
- Oscar Resano (4g) and Ajmeer Spengler (3g, 2a), South Florida’s point leaders, continue to move forward together, ending the night with eight points apiece after each found the back of the net.
- In addition to Weyman, Sergio Pineros-Mayorga, Takeru Moriyama, Josh Gomina, Nicolas Scargle and Brian Schaefer played a complete 90 minutes.
- Friday’s match with No. 22/14 Charlotte marked the Bulls’ fifth match against a Top 25 foe, joining No. 24/- North Carolina, No. 3/2 Washington, No. 14/21 Tulsa and No. 20/24 SMU.
Up Next
South Florida returns home for its regular-season home finale on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. against Memphis. Before the match, the Bulls will honor their four seniors, Sergio Mayorga-Pineros, Jackson Weyman, Salvatore Mazzaferro, Gabrielle Privitera. The match can be seen on ESPN+. South Florida will close out the regular season on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at Central Florida in the War on I-4.
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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.
The University of South Florida men’s soccer team was well represented on the AAC postseason All-Conference Team in 2021 with four players earning honors. Highlighting the Bulls’ honorees was the American Athletic Conference Co-Goalkeeper of the Year, Kazuna Takase, along with first-team selection Shion Soga. In addition, Takase was also selected to the All-Conference Second Team along with Salvatore Mazzaferro, and Josh Gomina was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team.
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