Chants Concede Late Goal to Fall to Marshall - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Saturday, October 17

Conway, S.C.

6 PM

Coastal Carolina University

3-5-4, 1-2-2

Marshall

6-2-4, 2-1-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Marshall	1	1	2
Coastal Carolina	0	1	1

10/17/2026 8:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team fell to Marshall, 2-1, on Saturday evening at the CCU Soccer Complex.

With the loss, Coastal drops to 3-5-4 overall and 1-2-2 in Sun Belt play.
The Thundering Herd capitalized on a blocked shot in the 29th minute, when Joao Carvalho combined with Carl Romberg to give Marshall a 1-0 lead.
At halftime, Marshall held a slight 5-4 advantage in shots and led 3-0 in corner kicks.
Marshall threatened in the 54th minute, hitting the post before the rebound was pulled just wide to keep the score at 1-0.
Coastal equalized in the 62nd minute when Pearse O'Brien whipped a free kick into the box for Alberto de Miguel, who headed home his third goal of the season.
The Thundering Herd rallied late, as Joao Roberto headed home the game-winner in the 87th minute.
Coastal will hit the road to take on Kentucky on Oct. 21 in Lexington, Ky., with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET.

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