The University of Akron Athletics
Saturday, October 9
Akron, Ohio
7:00 PM
University of Akron
6-3-2, 1-1-1
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Georgia State
8-3-0, 1-1-0
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Georgia St.
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Akron
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Akron Drops 3-1 Decision to Georgia State
October 09 | Men's Soccer
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BOXSCORE (PDF) | POSTGAME COMMENTS | PHOTO GALLERY
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AKRON, Ohio - The 13th-rated University of Akron men's soccer team suffered a 3-1 Mid-American Conference setback at the hands of Georgia State (8-3-0, 1-1-0 MAC) on Saturday, Oct 9 at FirstEnergy Stadium.
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Salar Faryar scored the first of his two goals on the evening at the 38:45 mark of the first half and the Panthers never trailed in the tilt en route to securing their first-ever league triumph.
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The Zips (6-3-2, 1-1-1 MAC) registered a 13-7 edge in shots on the evening, including a 5-3 margin in shots on goal.
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Senior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal) netted his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 69th minute (68:26) as part of a career- and game-high eight shot performance for Akron. Earning the assist on the tally was freshman Malik Henry (Hamilton, Ontario).
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UP NEXT
Akron continues its homestand welcoming Penn State to FirstEnergy Stadium for a 7 p.m. tilt on Wednesday, Oct. 13.
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BOXSCORE (PDF) | POSTGAME COMMENTS | PHOTO GALLERY
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AKRON, Ohio - The 13th-rated University of Akron men's soccer team suffered a 3-1 Mid-American Conference setback at the hands of Georgia State (8-3-0, 1-1-0 MAC) on Saturday, Oct 9 at FirstEnergy Stadium.
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Salar Faryar scored the first of his two goals on the evening at the 38:45 mark of the first half and the Panthers never trailed in the tilt en route to securing their first-ever league triumph.
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The Zips (6-3-2, 1-1-1 MAC) registered a 13-7 edge in shots on the evening, including a 5-3 margin in shots on goal.
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Senior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal) netted his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 69th minute (68:26) as part of a career- and game-high eight shot performance for Akron. Earning the assist on the tally was freshman Malik Henry (Hamilton, Ontario).
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UP NEXT
Akron continues its homestand welcoming Penn State to FirstEnergy Stadium for a 7 p.m. tilt on Wednesday, Oct. 13.
Team Stats
GSU
AKRON
Goals
3
1
Shots
7
13
Shots on Goal
3
5
Saves
4
0
Corners
2
8
Fouls
12
13
Scoring Plays
Salar Faryar (4)
Assisted By: Ethan Sassine
bicycle kick off deflection off post
38:45
Salar Faryar (4)
Assisted By: Ross Finnie
GOAL by GSU Faryar, Salar Assist by Finnie, Ross.
47:37
Diogo Pacheco (5)
Assisted By: Malik Henry
header off ball served in from just outside box
68:26
Max Wilkins (3)
Assisted By: Matthew Fearnley
slotted in from three yards out tapped in
71:42
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
8
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
mid
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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