YOUNG HARRIS – The Young Harris men’s soccer team battled back from a late first-half goal to earn a 1-1 tie against Tennessee Wesleyan Tuesday night at YHC Soccer Field.
The Mountain Lions (0-2-3) dominated the game throughout, but struggled to find the back of the net. Young Harris out-shot the Bulldogs, 34-11, in a very physical game, which saw eight yellow cards, one player sent off and 46 total fouls. The Mountain Lions also had the advantage on corner kicks, 13-2.
Tennessee Wesleyan (0-3-1) broke a scoreless tie in the 44th minute as John Carrier’s pass on a free kick found the head of Hector Jaramillo as his shot went over Young Harris goalkeeper Wezley Barnard’s head to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.
The Mountain Lions continued to put pressure on the Bulldogs defense and finally broke loose with a goal in the 59th minute on a set piece. Andreas Pechmann’s corner kick found the head of Sam Walker as his shot went near post for the equalizer.
Young Harris found itself in good fortune in the 63rd minute as Luke Winter was given his second yellow card and was sent off. However, the Mountain Lions couldn’t capitalize on playing with a man advantage.
Barnard had three saves on the night, while Josh Leader recorded 13 saves for Tennessee Wesleyan.
Young Harris hits the road for three straight contests, starting 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16 against Anderson University. The Mountain Lions then travel 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22 to Marietta, Ga., to take on Southern Polytechnic State University, before concluding the road trip 1:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25 against Coker College.
