Friday, September 15
South Bend, Ind.
7:30 PM
NC State
3-2-0, 1-1-0
0
at
3
#2/4 Notre Dame
5-0-0, 2-0-0
1
2
F
NC State
0
0
0
Notre Dame
3
0
3
Wolfpack Falls at #2 Notre Dame in ACC Road Opener
9/15/2017 9:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NC State has two goals called back in defeat
September 15, 2017
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The NC State men's soccer team (3-2-0, 1-1-0 ACC) dropped a difficult 3-0 decision at No. 2 Notre Dame Friday evening at Alumni Stadium.
The Wolfpack started the match strong and throughout the course of the evening would counter Notre Dame's 12 shots with 12 of its own, but a 14-minute stretch at the end of the first half proved decisive as all three Notre Dame goals came during this portion of the match.
A moment of controversy played an important role in the early stages of the match, as it appeared that freshman David Loera had scored the first goal of his Wolfpack career in the seventh minute to put the Wolfpack ahead 1-0. Following a corner, Loera received a well-placed pass from Simon Blotko and chipped a shot over the goalkeeper and inside the far post. Shortly after the goal was scored, it was called back due to an offside ruling.
Notre Dame (5-0-0, 2-0-0 ACC) took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute when Matt Habrowski scored from eight yards on a header directly following a Felicien Dumas corner. The Fighting Irish doubled this lead eight minutes later on another corner, this time with Patrick Berneski scoring on a header from a second Dumas assist.
The Fighting Irish added to its lead just seconds before the halftime whistle when Jon Gallagher scored from 18 yards away.
NC State outshot Notre Dame 7-5 in the second half and had another goal called back in the 88th minute when Ade Taiwo received a pass, dribbled past his defender, and scored. He was judged to be offside and the goal ultimately did not count.
NC State travels to take on nearby opponent Elon on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Rudd Field.
#GoPack | @PackMensSoccer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The NC State men's soccer team (3-2-0, 1-1-0 ACC) dropped a difficult 3-0 decision at No. 2 Notre Dame Friday evening at Alumni Stadium.
The Wolfpack started the match strong and throughout the course of the evening would counter Notre Dame's 12 shots with 12 of its own, but a 14-minute stretch at the end of the first half proved decisive as all three Notre Dame goals came during this portion of the match.
A moment of controversy played an important role in the early stages of the match, as it appeared that freshman David Loera had scored the first goal of his Wolfpack career in the seventh minute to put the Wolfpack ahead 1-0. Following a corner, Loera received a well-placed pass from Simon Blotko and chipped a shot over the goalkeeper and inside the far post. Shortly after the goal was scored, it was called back due to an offside ruling.
Notre Dame (5-0-0, 2-0-0 ACC) took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute when Matt Habrowski scored from eight yards on a header directly following a Felicien Dumas corner. The Fighting Irish doubled this lead eight minutes later on another corner, this time with Patrick Berneski scoring on a header from a second Dumas assist.
The Fighting Irish added to its lead just seconds before the halftime whistle when Jon Gallagher scored from 18 yards away.
NC State outshot Notre Dame 7-5 in the second half and had another goal called back in the 88th minute when Ade Taiwo received a pass, dribbled past his defender, and scored. He was judged to be offside and the goal ultimately did not count.
NC State travels to take on nearby opponent Elon on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Rudd Field.
#GoPack | @PackMensSoccer
Team Stats
ST
ND
Goals
0
3
Shots
12
12
Shots on Goal
3
6
Saves
3
3
Corners
6
12
Fouls
7
4
Scoring Plays
Matt Habrowski (1)
Assisted By: Felicien Dumas
Header from corner kick, inside 6 box
30:15
Patrick Berneski (1)
Assisted By: Felicien Dumas
Header off corner, inside the 6 yard box
38:25
Jon Gallagher (4)
Assisted By: Jeff Farina , Jack Casey
cross to front of the net, 18 yards, rig
44:51
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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