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Sporting Club Jacksonville’s men’s soccer team secured a dramatic victory over Lexington SC on September 5, finishing with a 3-2 triumph in USL Championship action at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium. The match featured an intense second-half comeback, with Ahmad Al Qaq delivering the decisive blow with a header during stoppage time to clinch the win.
Lexington mounted a comeback of their own after Kieran Sadlier had given Sporting Jax an early advantage with a goal in the 19th minute. The visitors scored twice to take the lead, but Sporting Jax refused to surrender. Emil Jaaskelainen equalized in the 88th minute before Al Qaq’s heroic header, set up by Adam Luckhurst’s cross, proved to be the game-winner in the fourth minute of added time.
The men’s victory moves Sporting Jax closer in the Eastern Conference standings, though the club remains in last place. The team will look to build momentum in their next matchup against Rhode Island FC on September 12 at home. In other news, the Sporting Jax women’s squad battled to a 1-1 draw with DC Power FC, with defender Maggie Illig scoring her first goal for the team to secure the point.
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Originally reported by Sports.yahoo →
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