Gonzalo LaChica
Christian Grier
3
Ga. Southwestern Canes (4-6-5, 3-5-4)
3
Clayton St. Lakers (7-7-4, 5-5-2)
Ga. Southwestern Canes
(4-6-5, 3-5-4)
3
Final
3
Clayton St. Lakers
(7-7-4, 5-5-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ga. Southwestern Canes 2 1 3
Clayton St. Lakers 0 3 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD of Communication, samuelviebrock@clayton.edu

Men's Soccer Erases Two-Goal Deficit in 3-3 Draw

Gonzalo LaChica scores twice for the Lakers

MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's soccer team hosted Georgia Southwestern University on Senior Day Saturday.  The Lakers came back from two goals down but ended up finishing in a 3-3 draw.
 
The Hurricanes did not have many rushes in the first half, but they certainly made the best of the ones that they had.  In the 5th minute, GSW took the lead and made the score, 1-0.  The Lakers then started to bring the pressure as Camilo Velez, Manoel Neto, and Joao Amaral all sent in shots, but none found the back of the net.  Later in the half, the Hurricanes found themselves in another attack and extended their lead with a goal in the 32nd minute.  The Lakers found themselves down, 2-0. 
 
Gonzalo LaChica and Amaral sent in shots, but GSW led, 2-0, going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: GSW 2, Clayton State 0
 
The second half proved to have tons of offensive action.  In the 53rd minute, the Lakers scored their first goal of the half.  Velez and Amaral combined for two one-touch passes and found Aaron Overmars who scored his third goal of the season.  The Lakers cut the lead in half at 2-1.  The Lakers kept knocking on the door.  In the 62nd minute, Neto sent in a beautiful cross from the nearside box and hooked up with LaChica who scored his first goal of the match and made the score, 2-2. 
 
A couple minutes later, Clayton State took its first lead of the match.  In the 65th minute, Sonny Simpson linked up with LaChica and he fired in his second goal of the match making the score, 3-2.  The Hurricanes then turned up the pressure on Kalle Kuisma and the Laker defensive unit. 
 
GSW deadlocked the match in the 88th minute with a goal and the two teams finished 90 minutes tied at three. 
 
QUICK HITS
  • LaChica scored a pair of goals while Overmars added his third goal of the season.
  • Simpson, Amaral, Velez, and Neto all notched assists.
  • Kuisma made three saves, all in the second half.
  • The Lakers outshot the Hurricanes, 15-10. 
  • The Lakers finish the regular season at home
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (7-7-4 (5-5-2 PBC)) host the First Round of the 2025 PBC Men's Soccer Tournament on Saturday, November 8th at 2 p.m. The opponent is to be determined and please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information. 
 
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