Sporting Jax men's soccer foiled at finish. What happened?
Sporting Jax men's soccer was minutes away from snapping its USL Championship losing skid. Then, in stoppage time, everything changed.
In a heartbreaking end to their match, Sporting Club Jacksonville men's soccer fell to Indy Eleven 1-0 in the USL Championship on August 15. The decisive moment came in stoppage time when a deflected header from Paco Craig, headed from a tight angle by Cam Lindley, bounced off defender Antonio Gomez and into his own net past goalkeeper Jake McGuire.
Jacksonville had looked poised for a tie until the 92nd minute, but Indy's strategic play proved too much. Jack Blake, who previously played for the Jacksonville Armada in the North American Soccer League in 2017, played the full 90 minutes in midfield for Indy. Despite Sporting Jax outshooting their opponents 19-5 and failing to take an official shot from inside the penalty area, their efforts fell short.
Raheem Somersall, a midfielder for Sporting Jax, was forced to leave the game in the 29th minute due to injury, with Harvey Neville coming on as a replacement. Canadian defender Marcus Godinho made his debut start for the club. Since Ahmad Al-Qaq's ninth-minute goal on July 18, Sporting Jax has gone 351 minutes without scoring a goal. Their next match is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 22 against the Birmingham Legion at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
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