The fans who came to see UNC face North Florida in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament at Dorrance Field certainly got their money’s worth. The Tar Heels advanced past the Ospreys in a thriller Thursday night, winning 6-5 on a penalty shootout after the match ended 2-2.
The underdog Ospreys drew first blood off the foot of former Tar Heel Luc Granitur, who opened the scoring in the 42nd minute just moments after North Florida had a goal called back for offsides. The Ospreys thought they had doubled the lead in the second half after a botched clearance by the UNC defense crept over the goal line, but officials nullified the goal due to a North Florida foul.
With the score still just 1-0 in favor of the visitors, UNC finally equalized in the 70th minute on a Jack Sandmeyer overhead kick from close range.
Carolina continued to apply pressure in the waning minutes and appeared to clinch a comeback win off a Dan Klink header in the 88th minute to give the Tar Heels a 2-1 ...
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