Atlanta Soccer News: Art, Music and Culture: Georgia State Men’s Soccer team earns 4-3 Win over Old Dominion

Senior Joey Syfert scored the game-winning goal and sophomore goal keeper Vincent Foermer stopped a penalty kick in the final five minutes as the Georgia State men’s soccer team recorded its biggest victory of the season with a 4-3 win over Old Dominion Wednesday at the Panthersville Soccer Complex.

Gimel Gordon, Ayokunle Lumpkin and Evan Scott also scored goals for the
Panthers.

With the victory over the fourth-ranked team in the Mid-Atlantic Region
and the second-place team in the Colonial Athletic Association
standings, Georgia State improved to 6-5-3 overall, 3-4-1 in the CAA,
while Old Dominion fell to 7-4-2. 3-2-2 CAA.

Syfert, a Kennesaw, Ga., native playing despite a torn anterior
cruciate ligament in his knee, scored his first goal of the season in
the 77th minute off an assist from Gordon, giving the Panthers a 4-2
lead.

ODU answered less than two minutes later on Jordan LeBlanc’s second
goal of the game, which came off a corner kick and pulled the Monarchs
within 4-3 with nearly 12 minutes to play.

LeBlanc, who scored his first goal on a penalty kick in the 71st
minute, attempted another penalty kick with chance to tie the game in
the 85th minute, but Foermer came up with the save to preserve the
victory.

Old Dominion scored first on a header by Chris Harmon in the 33rd
minute, but Gordon responded for GSU with an unassisted goal, his second
of the season, in the 38th minute.

The Panthers took their first lead early in the secnd half on Lumkin’s second goal of the season, which was also unassisted and came at 58:00 minute mark.

After LeBlanc’s penalty kick tied the game, Georgia State regained the advantage on a goal by freshman Evan Scott, his second of the season, off an assist by Yasser Majluf, giving the Panthers a 3-2 lead in the 76th minute. Then Syfert scored just 88 seconds later, pushing the GSU lead to 4-2.

Georgia State continues CAA play Saturday with a 7 p.m. match at James
Madison.