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MSOC
2
Winner North Georgia UNG (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
1
Montevallo MON (0-3-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
North Georgia UNG
(2-1-0, 0-0-0)
2
Final
1
Montevallo MON
(0-3-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Georgia UNG 2 0 2
Montevallo MON 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Falcons Fall in Home Opener, 2-1, to North Georgia

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo men's soccer drops its 2023 home-opener to North Georgia, 2-1, on Thursday afternoon. 
 
Montevallo fell behind quickly after North Georgia found the mark just seven minutes into the contest. The Falcons nearly answered quickly but sophomore Hugo Cakurda's shot on goal was denied by the UNG keeper. 
 
The Falcons had back-to-back goal chances in the 33rd and 35th minutes but each time UM was turned away by the Nighthawk's keeper. On the following counterattack, North Georgia stretched its lead to 2-0 with just under ten minutes left in the half. 
 
Montevallo had a pair of opportunities to put a goal on the board before half, but the UNG defense stifled any Falcon offense in the first 45 minutes. 
 
UM started the second half aggressively with Cakurda steaking up field for an early shot that tested the UNG keeper but was turned away. Just 11:22 into the second, Branko Buljan Ivelich fired a laser into the back of the net to slice the lead in half with his first Montevallo goal. 
 
The Falcons stayed on the attack with four shots in the next ten minutes before the game turned into a chippy defensive battle following yellow cards for both sides in the next moments. 
 
Montevallo managed to string together several scoring opportunities in the games closing stages, but the UNG backline kept the Falcons out of the goal and secured the game. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 1 | North Georgia 2
Records: Montevallo 0-3-0 | North Georgia 2-1-0
Location: Varsity Field | Montevallo, Ala.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
8' | UNG scores the first goal of the match to take an early lead.
33' | Joshua Owens shot is denied but the North Georgia keeper after the first quality chance from UM.
35' | UNG scores on a counterattack, extended the lead to 2-0.
46' | Cakurda takes an early shot on goal to test the UNG keeper.
57' | Buljan Ivelich cuts into the UNG lead with his first goal of his Montevallo career. 
90' | Cakurda sends one last shot on goal to tie the game but is denied by UNG defense.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Montevallo outshot North Georgia 12-8 with a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal.
  • North Georgia took four corners compared to one from Montevallo. 
  • Each side was assessed three yellow cards, all of which came in the second half. 
 
UP NEXT: The Falcons are set to host Newberry College at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13. 
 
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