Winthrop defeated Radford 2-1 in overtime after Alex Istern scored his second goal of the match. The Spaniard was determined to cut inside from his left midfield spot and hit a nice volley which went to the far post of Radford's goal. Istern cancelled out Radford's Bernando Ulmo's goal in the first half. The second ranked Highlanders started out brightly when the Brazilian Ulmo made a clever run off a free kick and slot the ball home. Winthrop was the better side during the second half and overtime and they deserved the victory. Radford's season ended after this match with a 10-6-4 record. Meanwhile Winthrop's season is still going on after they defeated Coastal Carolina in the Big South finals, then they upset SMU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles face Louisville in the second round of the tournament.
Radford:
Bernando Ulmo (Junior, Center Midfielder, #7): Ulmo has decent movement, he showed clever movement when he curled around and received a short pass to score his team's first goal of the game. Very good on the ball. Has a decent touch. He was active in the first half but he disappeared in the second half.
Lucas Diniz (Freshman, Forward, #11): Good pace. Lots of energy and decent work rate. Pressures the ball Pesky forward who worked the line pretty well in the first half. Deceptively fast. Like a lot of the players on the Radford team, he disappeared also.
Winthrop
Achille Obougou (Junior, Forward, #7): Tall Spanish forward who has quick feet. I was watching the game with a good friend Daniel Revivo, who is a Winthrop alum, and he told me that Achille was a futsal player going on, so it does explain his quick feet. Very physical player. Doesn't mind banging around with the central defenders. He received a red card after the Highlander defender dove on the ground and was yelling. It was unfair to him but his physically was going to hinder him.
Alex Istern (Senior, Left Midfielder, #6): Scored two goals. Has good pace and quick feet on the ball. At times he gets caught dribble too much. He made some good runs into the center to get into the box. Inconsistent at times. He faded a little bit but he came back strong towards the end. Doesn't track back too often. Good player but not MLS quality.
Magnus Thorsson (Freshman, Central Midfielder, #8): The Icelandic player hit a beautiful strike that just barely struck the post before Istern came in for the rebound and scored his first. Very hard-tackler and clever. He dove to get a foul and a yellow card for the opposing team then he jumped up and laughed like everything was all good.
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