CLINTON, Miss. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's soccer team dropped a heartbreaking overtime decision on Sunday, falling 3-2 at Mississippi College. The Chargers fall to 2-4-0 (1-1-0 Gulf South Conference), while MC improves to 3-1-2 (2-0-0 GSC).
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Turning Points
-The Chargers wasted no time becoming only the second team this season to score on the Choctaws, with
Vicente Arratia assisting on
Rafa Moreno's goal just 78 seconds into the game.
-The score remained 1-0 through the halftime break, and UAH went up by a pair in the 53rd when
Ethan Wilson made it 2-0 on a score that was assisted by both Moreno and Arratia.
-After UAH had a man sent off in the 64th minute, MC's Isaac Gonzalez scored in the 70th to pull the hosts within one.
-A second UAH player would be issued a red card in the 75th minute, and the two-man advantage for the Choctaws led to the equalizer being scored in the 87th when Gonzalez got his second of the game.
-Mississippi College then ended the game in the first overtime when Marco Sellan scored in the 97th.
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Inside the Box Score
-Mississippi College outshot the Chargers by a 24-15 margin, but only six of those attempts were on target for MC with UAH having four on goal.
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Antonio Goncalves and Moreno had five shots to lead the Chargers, while Arratia fired off three including a team-best pair that were on goal.
-The hosts had six corners in the game, while UAH earned three in the contest.
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Drew Kelly registered three saves in picking up the loss in goal.
-There were 28 fouls called in the game, and the official went to the book seven times.
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Noteworthy
-Moreno now has two goals on the year to pull into a three-way tie for the team lead, and with the assist, the junior is also in a three-way tie atop the UAH ledger with five points.
-Wilson notches his first goal of the season.
-Arratia, who led UAH with eight assists last season, now has three in his sophomore campaign and is tied with Moreno and
Connor Young with five points.
-Mississippi College had allowed only two goals in its previous five games.
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Next Time Out
-UAH will step out of GSC play on Wednesday, traveling to Lincoln Memorial. Kick-off is slated for 2 p.m. CT.