Four Unanswered Goals Lift Akron Past Charleston, 4-1, in Exhibition Play

Wednesday, August 21

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

Charleston

Four Unanswered Goals Lift Akron Past Charleston, 4-1, in Exhibition Play

August 21 | Men's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's soccer team registered four unanswered goals to propel the Zips to a come-from-behind 4-1 exhibition victory over Charleston on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Akron garnered an 11-7 edge in shots on the evening, including posting a 6-2 margin in shots on goal en route to earning the triumph.

Junior David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria) and sophomore Colin Biros (Jackson, Ohio) directed the Zips with a game-high two shots apiece, while seven other Akron players recorded one shot each. Ettore Ballestracci led the Golden Eagles with two shots.

Redshirt junior goalkeeper Tor Saunders (Seattle, Wash.) played all 90 minutes in net for Akron pulling in one save, while three different keepers saw action for Charleston.

The Golden Eagles got on the scoreboard first as Ballestracci capitalized on a Zips' defensive turnover in the third minute (2:40) to give Charleston a 1-0 lead.

The advantage was short-lived as freshman Will Jackson (Hudson, Ohio) netted the equalizer off an assist from redshirt junior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal) 22 seconds later at the 3:02 mark.

The two sides battled back and forth over the next 20 minutes or so before Biros served a ball into the box that was flicked by Pacheco to a charging Egbo, who headed the ball home for what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 27th minute (26:14).

Senior Christian Lue Young (Plantation, Fla.) extended the Zips' lead to 3-1 at the 32:34 mark serving a ball into the box from the endline, a strike that deflected off the back of goalkeeper Alvaro Unanua Dean before pinging the near post and rolling over the line for a goal on the far net.

Akron held a 3-1 led at the intermission on the strength of a 7-4 margin in first-half shots.

Freshman Nicolas Alt (Basal, Switzerland) capped the scoring for the Zips with a goal in the 66th minute off an assist from freshman Joey Paulus (Hinckley, Ohio).

Akron concludes its exhibition campaign on Friday, Aug. 23, as the Zips battle No.16 Michigan in a 3:30 p.m. tilt at FirstEnergy Stadium.

In 2019, the Zips' 11-match season-ticket package feature visits to FirstEnergy Stadium from Stanford from the Pac-12 Conference, Michigan and Michigan State from the Big Ten, Cornell from the Ivy League, Florida International from Conference USA and Virginia Commonwealth from the Atlantic-10. A very fan-friendly slate features six of Akron's 11 home games taking place on a Saturday or Sunday.

2019 Season Tickets are available now. Fans can renew or purchase new season tickets by calling or texting the C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting office at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Renewal invoices for existing season ticket holders were previously mailed out.

Limited Bleacher back seats are available for $110 per seat, General Admission are available for $60, and discounted General Admission season tickets for Akron Faculty/Staff are also available for $48 and must be purchased in person or on the phone. Additionally, General Admission Family Plans ($200), which include a combination of two adult and two youth tickets or one adult and three youth tickets, are available for the fall at this time.

As another option, all Akron Alumni are eligible to purchase the Alumni All-Sport Season Ticket Package for $175, which includes General Admission season tickets for men's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and a reserved seat for football.

One of the benefits of being a season-ticket holder is postseason ticketing priority.

Single-game tickets went on sale July 1.