WASHINGTON – The American University men's soccer team came up short in the Patriot League Semifinal on Tuesday afternoon, losing to Bucknell 2-1. After falling behind 2-0,
Chris Sullivan scored to bring the Eagles within one with 21 minutes remaining in the match, but AU couldn't find an equalizing goal.
Notable
- Sullivan's goal was his third of the season, ending his junior campaign with a career-high eight points.
- Webb-Johnson delivered his second assist of the season and played the full 90 minutes, as the center back ends his career with 2,830 minutes played.
- Oliver Snowdon and Finn O'Brien played the full 90 along with Webb-Johnson. The pair end the year leading AU field players in minutes, with O'Brien at 1,611 and Snowdon at 1,511.
- American finishes the season with a 6-7-5 overall record.
How it Happened
- Bucknell began the match on the front foot, spending time in the attacking third and taking four shots before drawing a penalty kick in the 34th minute.
- Chayse Snyder chased down a ball into the box, colliding with a charging Evan Tubbs to draw the foul. Kiko Hidalgo took the penalty try, converting it down the middle to put the Bison in front.
- The visitors doubled their lead eight minutes into the second half. Jack Lucas forced a turnover and beat a defender, cutting back toward the top of AU's box from the left flank and firing a low shot into the bottom left corner to beat Tubbs.
- American got to work on the comeback trail after conceding, penetrating Bucknell's half and finding a goal through Sullivan in the 69th minute.
- The tally came off an excellent pass from Ian Webb-Johnson all the way from AU's side of the pitch, as he lofted the ball into Bucknell's box in-stride for Sullivan. The junior midfielder played a delicate touch off of one bounce to settle the ball, then toe poked his shot off the crossbar and in for a brilliant goal.
- The Eagles kept pushing, sending numbers forward for the final 20 minutes and forcing disciplined defending from Bucknell. Yuta Phoenix had AU's best look on goal, squaring a shot from inside the box that went just wide left in the 79th minute.
- AU failed to create any more shots the as of the way, and the Bison cleared the ball out of their end with 15 seconds remaining to reach the final whistle.
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