Gamecocks will take fourth place in the Tigers on Friday night

COLUMBIA- The Carolina men’s soccer makes a short trip to Clemson at 7pm for a match on Friday night. The Tigers are in fourth place in the country according to United Soccer Coaches Poll. Gamecocks saw plenty of offenses on their final trip and scored four goals against Winthrop in a 4-1 victory last Sunday night.

Fans can watch the match stream on ACC Network Extra, which requires a proper subscription through the TV service provider.

HISTORY MADE

Gamecocks achieved the first victory Tony Annan last Sunday night, beating Winthrop 4-1.

Peter Clement, Lorenzo Nagy, Brian Banahan and Christian Kraus everyone scored a goal for Carolina on Sunday.

Clementin The scorer was 36 minutes into the game and the game was challenging. Clement his head was crossed by Winthropin’s goalkeeper and centered it Logan Hitzeman gives Carolina a 2-1 advantage.

This is the first time Carolina scored four or more goals since April 3, when they scored six goals in a final win against UAB.

CLEANING OF TIGERS

Clemson comes into the match, which finished fourth in Week 1 of the United Soccer Coaches poll.

The Tigers are 2-0-0, winning 2-1 against St. John’s and 5-0 against USC Upstate.

Isaiah Reid lead the Tigers with three goals during their first two matches.

Clemson, in fourth place, is the Gamecock opponent’s highest ranking since Carolina played the best Wake Forest on October 16, 2018.

George Marks is Clemson’s guard. He is the defensive player of the week for ACC. He is 2-0 this season and helped the Tigers close USC Upstate.

HISTORY OF THE SERIES

Series record: Clemson leads 31-17-1
Last meeting: 1.10.2020
Last South Carolina victory: 9/2/2014, 2-1 (2OT)
Clemson’s last win: 1.10.2020, 3-0
Last draw: 10/8/2000, 0-0

QUOTABLES

Head coach Tony Annan on …
… his feelings about his first race:

“I think we just need to continue to focus on being a good team, a great team, as we’ve started to do from the beginning. I don’t think the competition and jumping around the game should bother us. Focus on us and what we do, and do it well instead. that we would interfere with the leap around the game. “

… what he has liked for his team through two matches:

“I’m happy with the team’s mentality to move on and work hard to win the ball back. It’s getting better week by week and day by day. I’m also happy with the style of play and possession.”