Ohio State
1-1-0, 0-0-0
UIC
1-1-0, 0-0-0
After Long Weather Delay, Ohio State Defeats UIC 1-0
9/1/2019 9:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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MSOC: Ohio State Captures 1-0 Win Over UIC in Wolstein Final
The Buckeyes capture first win of the year in final game of 2019 Wolstein Classic.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's soccer team (1-1) captured its first win of the 2019 season with a 1-0 victory over UIC Sunday with the lone goal scored by redshirt sophomore Devyn Etling in the 57th minute.
The contest was suspended in the 53rd minute tied 0-0 because of weather. The game was delayed for an hour and 45-minutes.
The Buckeyes finished in second place in the Wolstein Classic at 1-1, behind CSUN who finished 2-0.
MATCH SUMMARY
- The Buckeyes took control of the match in the opening minutes, reeling off five shots in the first 14 minutes.
- UIC fought back, earning two corners, before Elias McCloud drew his second yellow card of the match in the 34th minute to get tagged with a red card and put the Flames down a man for the remainder of the contest.
- Coming out of the half, play just started to ramp up before torrential wind and rain hit, forcing the game to be stopped in the 53rd minute.
- Following the hour and 45-minute delay, Ohio State wasted no time, keeping on the attack in UIC territory.
- In the 57th minute, Osman Fofanah got the ball at midfield, hit a through pass to Jack Holland who put a cross in to Devyn Etling sliding in off the left side from 6 yards out to net his first goal of the season and fourth of his career.
- UIC threatened multiple times late in the half but were fended off by Ohio State until the 90-minute buzzer sounded.
MATCH NOTES
- Ohio State moves to 21-14-7 all-time in the Wolstein Classic.
- The match was delayed one hour and 45 minutes because of heavy rain and lightning.
- Devyn Etling scored the lone goal for the Buckeyes, his first of the 2019 campaign and fourth of his career, landing him a spot on the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament team.
- Jack Holland was also named to the All-Tournament team with his two-goal performance in the match versus CSUN on Friday night.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Shots: Ohio State 14, UIC 7
Saves: UIC 6, Ohio State 2
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 7, UIC 2
Corner Kicks: UIC 7, Ohio State 6
WOLSTEIN CLASSIC RESULTS
Friday, Aug. 30th
UIC 3, Dayton 2 (2OT)
CSUN 4, Ohio State 3
Sunday, Sept. 1st
CSUN 3, Dayton 1
Ohio State 1, UIC 0
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Daniel Trejo, CSUN
Samuel Salter, CSUN
Johnny Rodriguez, CSUN
Jack Holland, Ohio State
Devyn Etling, Ohio State
Jacob Graiber, UIC
Frederico Barrios, Dayton
2019 Wolstein Classic Order of Finish
- CSUN (Champion)
- Ohio State
- UIC
- Dayton
UP NEXT
Ohio State takes on Dayton at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6th at Baujan Field in the first game of the Dayton Classic.
Team Stats
Devyn Etling (1)
Assisted By: Jack Holland , Osman Fofanah
through ball from 2, crossed from left side by 19, sliding shot from six yards out
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