TSC Media Release
TSC Media Release
BRENTWOOD, TN – A 90th minute goal by forward Valentine Pursey lifted South Carolina United FC to a 3-2 win over Tennessee Soccer Club W League in heartbreaking fashion Friday night at Ravenwood High School Stadium.
The game was destined to end in a 2-2 draw, but a long ball was played by SC United and deflected off a TSC W defender. Pursey was able to outrace the defenders and goalkeeper Ana Boero to the ball and knock home the game winner with less than a minute to play in the game.
“A little bit of a disappointing result tonight,” said Head Coach Dalton Kaufman. “I thought the score didn’t represent how well we played. A credit to South Carolina, they played a good game and stretched us out a bit.”
The two sides traded goals in the first half with SC United getting on the scoreboard first, early in the 4th minute. Forward Corinna Zullo got in behind the TSC W defense and slotted a finish to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
TSC W responded in the 11th minute when midfielder Shelby Craft took a cross from forward Jaylin Counts and her shot found the lower corner to even the score at 1-1.
Zullo grabbed the lead for SC United again in the 30th minute, again finding herself behind the defense and dribbled around Boero for a 2-1 edge.
The home side tied the score at 2-2 in the dying moments of the first half when Whitaker Buchanan blasted a swerving a free kick around the wall and into the lower corner of the net, beating SC United goalkeeper Kaylie Bierman.
TSC W missed several great chances to take the lead in the second half, with the last one coming in the 88th minute with a ball played through and Craft was able to poke the ball past an on-rushing SC United goalkeeper but is just rolled wide.
TSC W returns to action Wednesday, June 8th facing Chattanooga Red Wolves SC at Ravenwood High School Stadium kicking off at 7:30 pm CT.
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Tennessee Soccer Club (TSC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Williamson County and the surrounding Greater Nashville area. TSC's Mission is "to promote a love for soccer by developing excellence in the game for our players and coaches to positively impact our member families and communities.”
Since 2012, TSC has been the premier youth soccer club in the state of Tennessee and currently serves over 3,500 players participating in recreational, competitive and/or supplemental soccer programs across four locations: TSC Murfreesboro, TSC Nashville, TSC Sumner and TSC Williamson. TSC teams compete locally, regionally, and nationally in leagues such as the Tennessee Youth Soccer League, USYS National League and Mid South Conference, and the Elite Clubs National League. TSC also fields two U23 pre-professional teams competing in USL W League (women’s) and USL League Two (men’s). TSC has won multiple state and national championships in recent years through competition in these leagues.
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