GREENSBORO, N.C.- The Randolph men's soccer team went on the road for the first time this season as they traveled to Greensboro College on Wednesday. The WildCats held a 1-0 lead at halftime but a flurry of three goals within eight minutes in the second half saw the game end in a 2-2 draw.
The game was scoreless for most of the first half. The WildCats had a pair of shots on goal while the Pride had four. In the 42nd minute, Randolph was granted a corner kick. Javi Flores (Odenton, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) delivered the kick to the front of the goal that found the head of Ian Sigmon (Roanoke, Va./William Byrd HS) who passed to Lance Yeboah (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) who delivered a header to the back of the net to put the 'Cats ahead 1-0.
The Randolph defense kept the Pride offense at bay in the second half. Greensboro nearly scored the equalizer in the 73rd minute but the shot attempt hit the bottom of the crossbar and back onto the field of play. The Pride did get the tying goal in the 78th minute. The game was tied for a little over a minute when Tyler Richardson (Mechanicsville, Va./Mechanicsville) put the WildCats back on top as he beat the Greensboro keeper to give Randolph a 2-1 advantage.
The WildCat lead stood for nearly seven minutes. A foul on Matthew Campbell (Lovingston, Va./Liberty Christian) in the penalty area granted the Pride a penalty kick that they converted to tie the contest at 2-2. Randolph had one last shot attempt with time winding down but it was stopped by Greensboro keeper Jacopo Canzian.
The Pride led in total shots 17-10 and in shots on goal 9-5. Both teams had three corners each.
Dominic Cortes (Annandale, Va./Annandale HS) finished with seven saves in goal for the WildCats. Alvaro Hermosa had two saves before he was replaced by Canzian. Canzian stopped one shot.
Randolph returns home to host William Peace on Saturday. Game time from WildCat Stadium is at 7:00 p.m.
