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Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies
Clarke NAIA action
The Grizzlies won 13 matches during the 2019 season
1
Georgia Gwinnett GGC (13-4-3)
7
Winner Central Methodist (Mo.) CMU (22-1-0)
Georgia Gwinnett GGC
(13-4-3)
1
Final
7
Central Methodist (Mo.) CMU
(22-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 0 1 1
Central Methodist (Mo.) CMU 3 4 7

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Playing in December

The No. 16-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College men's soccer team ended its 2019 season with a 7-1 loss to No. 1 Central Methodist University (Mo.) in the NAIA championship tournament's Round of 16 on Monday at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif.

Alberto Pangrazzi scored a hat trick with goals in the 18th, 27th and 55th minutes to lead Central Methodist. He opened the scoring by heading a ball just under the crossbar of the GGC goal in the 18th minute. An unassisted goal came in the 27th minute.

The defending NAIA national champions took a 3-0 lead into halftime following a goal from Daniel Hernandez in the 30th minute.

Thornell NAIA actionFreshman Ilan Adam scored GGC's lone goal when a free kick found the back of Central Methodist's net in the 85th minute.

The Grizzlies (13-4-3) advanced to the NAIA national championship final site for the third consecutive season.

CMU (22-1) outshot GGC by a 28-9 margin, including a 16-5 edge in shots on goal.
 
Turning Point
The Grizzlies could not afford to fall behind against the NAIA's No. 2-ranked scoring offense. However, the Eagles found the back of the net on a header by Alberto Pangrazzi in the 18th minute. He added a second goal in the 27th minute.
 
Goals
18' – Alberto Pangrazzi, CMU (Marcos German)
27' – Alberto Pangrazzi, CMU (unassisted)
30' – Daniel Hernandez, CMU (unassisted)
55' – Alberto Pangrazzi, CMU (Jayton Johnson, Victor Luengo)
70' – Andrea De Simone, CMU (Rian Margues)
72' – Junior Kazeem, CMU (Rian Margues)
85' – Ilan Adam, GGC (unassisted)
86' – Jayton Johnson, CMU (unassisted)
 
Inside The Numbers
  • Central Methodist held a 28-9 shot advantage
  • Freshman Ilan Adam and senior Sagi Hirsch each accounted for two shots for GGC
  • There were a total of 33 fouls called in the match
News & Notes
  • GGC ends the 2019 season with a 13-4-3 record, while Central Methodist improves to 22-1 in 2019
  • Georgia Gwinnett College was the No. 16 national seed in the 2019 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship tournament; Central Methodist stood as the No. 1 seed and is the defending NAIA national champions
  • The Grizzlies were in their third consecutive appearance at the NAIA national championship final site
  • The Grizzlies have won 51 matches over the last four seasons
  • Monday's match marked the first meeting between the two programs
  • GGC is 4-6 all-time in NAIA national championship postseason play
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