No. 25 Ohio State Suffers 1-0 Loss in Double-overtime at Wisconsin-Green Bay – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Host Phoenix hold opponent scoreless for fourth-consecutive game
COLUMBUS, Ohio With 1:18 remaining in double-overtime, host Wisconsin-Green Bay freshman JC Banks headed in the game-winning goal to beat the 25th-ranked Ohio State men’s soccer team, 1-0, Saturday night at Aldo Santaga Stadium. The loss drops the Buckeyes to 5-3-2 overall this season, while the Phoenix improves to 6-2-2.
The Phoenix has held its last four opponents without a goal and is now 4-0-1 at home this season. The match was Ohio State’s seventh on the road in its last eight contests and second-consecutive double-overtime match after playing to a 1-1 tie at Akron Wednesday.
“I thought we defended well tonight and from the run of play we mostly shut them down,” John Bluem, Ohio State head coach, said. “Green Bay is a very athletic team with great speed, so it was a difficult opponent from that sense. They were dangerous all night long with their throw-in, which they could use almost like a corner kick. So from their corner kicks and those long throw ins, we were under a lot of pressure.”
The Phoenix out-shot the Buckeyes 21-13, although the shots on-goal totals were four apiece. The goal by Banks was his team-leading fifth of the season.
“It’s a difficult pill to swallow, losing with 1:15 to go,” Bluem said. “I thought we deserved a tie. We just weren’t good enough in the attack. It was an even game, but it was choppy and didn’t have a flow. It was also difficult in it being our second game in a row that went into overtime. All the traveling is not easy, so we’re looking forward to getting back home for a few games.”
Ohio State senior goalkeeper Casey Latchem had three saves, all coming in the second half when UW-GB had 13 shots. Senior defender Eric Brunner led the Buckeyes with three shots.
Ohio State begins a three-game homestand at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the Buckeyes host Cal State Bakersfield in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Postgame Notes Wisconsin-Green Bay 1, No. 25 Ohio State 0 2OT
– Ohio State has now played back-to-back double-overtime games for the first time since 2000, when the Buckeyes tied Marshall, 0-0, on the road and tied Michigan State, 0-0, at home.
– Of Ohio State’s last eight games, only one has been at home in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. That trend will now change as the Buckeyes will play three-consecutive matches at home.
– The Buckeyes are now 2-3-0 all-time against Wisconsin-Green Bay and 0-2-0 when playing at UW-GB’s Aldo Santaga Stadium.
– Wisconsin-Green Bay has eight starters back from its 2006 team that went 14-6-0.
Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2007 Ohio State Men’s Soccer
Ohio State vs Green Bay (09/29/07 at Green Bay, Wis.)
Ohio State (5-3-2) vs. Green Bay (6-2-2)
Date: 09/29/07 Attendance: 1023
Weather: Overcast, 62 degrees
Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot
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Ohio State………. 0 0 0 0 – 0
Green Bay……….. 0 0 0 1 – 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 108:42 GB BANKS, JC (5) (HERZOG, Glenn;ROSENBERG, Tyler) – One-timer off header off long throw-in
Shots: Ohio State 13, Green Bay 21
Saves: Ohio State 3 (Latchem, Casey 3), Green Bay 4 (STIKL, Adam 4)
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