Big Comeback Just Short: Gators Lose 4-3 at Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. – An enormous comeback fell simply brief as Florida soccer misplaced 4-3 at Georgia Thursday night on the Turner Soccer Complicated.
 
Early within the second half, the Gators trailed the Bulldogs 3-0. Gators tied the match with a trio of objectives in a 12-minute span. Georgia’s game-winning purpose within the 85^th minute prevented the third consecutive tie between these two packages.
 
The seven mixed objectives is probably the most within the 37 all-time sequence between the 2 packages. The earlier excessive of six objectives got here in Florida’s 5-1 win at Georgia in 2013.
 
Thursday’s SEC Scores
 
Thursday’s Scoring:
Georgia’s first purpose got here within the eighth minute. The chance began when Mollie Belisle
drove finish line. Her centering cross was deflected and Daniella Murguia scored on a right-footed shot from the middle.
 
A penalty kick was efficiently transformed by Madison Haugen at 37:53 to provide Georgia a 2-0 halftime lead.
 
Georgia scored rapidly to start out the second half. From simply above the field, Mollie Belisle performed a ball into the trail of  Daniella Murguia. She took a contact earlier than scoring on an 18-yard strike to the far publish at 47:02
 
Madison Alexander scored her second purpose of the season at 52:19. She took the main go from Kouri Peace, bringing the ball into the field to simply above the penalty spot. Alexander took a contact left after which reduce proper to hit a right-footed shot to the middle.
 
Freshman Riley Thompson scored her first Gator purpose at 61:58. Kit Loferski drove finish line and Thompson put in Loferski’s centering go from 10 yards.
 
Georgia’s Cecily Stoute was despatched off with a purple card at 63:23 after she fouled Loferski as she headed towards purpose.
 
On the free kick ensuing from the purple card, Nicole Vernis’ left-footed shot from 19 yards off tied the match at 64:08. It was Vernis’ first purpose of the season.
 
Georgia retook the lead for good at 84:12 when Belisle headed within the cross from six yards from Murguia.
 
2021 Data:
Florida (3-10-3, 2-5-1 SEC)
Georgia (11-3-2, 4-2-2 SEC)
 
Sequence Data:
Florida leads 30-4-3
 
Subsequent Up:
Florida begins a two-match homestand to shut regular-season SEC motion on Sunday versus Louisiana State.
 
Sunday is Gator Senior Day. The careers of Florida seniors Madison Alexander, Taylor Baksay, Georgia Eaton Collins, Kit Loferski, Shaye Seyffart and Samantha Tobar can be celebrated in a pre-match ceremony.
 
Sunday, Oct. 24 at Georgia

 
Florida (3-10-3, 2-5-1 SEC) at Georgia (11-3-2, 4-2-2 SEC)
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complicated
Climate: 75 levels, SW winds at 7 mph, 63% humidity
 

 
Scoring:

 
Photographs: Florida 12, Georgia 18
Saves: Florida 5 (Alexa Goldberg 5); Georgia 4 (Emory Wegener 4)
Offsides: UF 1; UGA 0
Cautions: Cameron Hall/UF  43:57 (yellow), Cecily Stoute/UGA – 63:23 (purple)