STATESBORO, Ga. - Sophomore Gonzalo Talavera's rocket shot with six seconds remaining in regulation propelled the Georgia Southern men's soccer team to the top of the Sun Belt Conference standings with the Eagles' 1-0 victory over visiting Appalachian State on Saturday evening at Eagle Field.
Georgia Southern (6-5-3, 2-0-1 SBC) now sits alone atop the league standings with seven points, while Appalachian State (7-5-3, 1-1-1 SBC) remains in third place with four points. The Eagles' final regular season match comes next Saturday at Coastal Carolina.
Appalachian State and Georgia Southern met twice last season and 200 minutes of action between the two teams produced one lone goal.