Men's Soccer - SMU vs. Marshall

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The Mustangs are in Huntington to take on the Thundering Herd tonight.

http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/100611aab.html

SMU Mustangs (6-4-0, 1-1-0 C-USA) at Marshall Thundering Herd (6-4-0, 3-0-0 C-USA)
Oct. 8 - 7p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sam Hood Field - Huntington, W. Va.

Marshall is currently sitting on top of the C-USA standings. SMU really needs a win tonight to have a decent chance of winning the regular season title.

1. 3-0-0 9 Marshall
1. 3-0-0 9 South Carolina
3. 2-0-0 6 UCF
4. 1-1-0 4 SMU
4. 1-1-0 4 FIU
6. 0-1-0 0 UAB
7. 0-2-0 0 Tulsa
7. 0-2-0 0 Memphis
9. 0-3-0 0 Kentucky

In other important C-USA action tonight, South Carolina is at UCF.

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Wow - best announcers ever giving detailed descriptions of the uniforms! SMU in blue tonight and Marshall in white.

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Underway.

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SMU starters: Ibarra, Kumeh, de Almeida, Hickey, Simmons, Rosales, Rockwell, Ivo, Nelson, Engel, Castillo

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1-0 SMU! Arthur Ivo directly from a free kick at the 6:55 mark.

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BTW the UCF-South Carolina match tonight has been postponed because of torrential rain. No makeup date announced yet.

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Announcers discussing Ibarra's goal kick technique.

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Max Rockwell picks up a yellow for SMU at the 25:34 mark.

Still 1-0 SMU.

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Cool - Robbie Derschang now in the game!

12 minutes left in the first.

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Halftime 1-0 SMU.

Shots: SMU 6, Marshall 6
Shots on goal: SMU 3, Marshall 0 (!!!!)
Corners: SMU 2, Marshall 1
Fouls: SMU 3, Marshall 6
Yellow Cards: SMU 1, Marshall 2

Sounded like a nice half from SMU. Holding them without a shot on goal for 45 minutes is outstanding.

It is good to get Derschang back in action. The only negative from the first half is Kumeh left injured late. Hopefully it is nothing too bad.

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Second half underway.

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1-1. Marshall player gets behind the defense and beats Ibarra - just 1:12 into the second half.

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Castillo picks up a yellow after kicking the ball away after being whistled for a foul.

Marshall definitely playing better in the second half. Close to an hour gone at this point.

Marshall now leading in shots 9-7. SMU with a slight 3-2 advantage in shots on goal.

Still 1-1.

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15 minutes left in regulation. Still 1-1.

Shots: SMU 7, Marshall 11
Shots on goal: SMU 3, Marshall 3

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Memphis up 2-0 on FIU in the first half!