2021_NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_championship_game

2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

Football match

The 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 12, 2021, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and determined the winner of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 63rd edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

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The tournament returned to its traditional mid-December date after being held in the spring the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The match featured Clemson University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the University of Washington of the Pac-12 Conference. It was Clemson's fifth appearance in the final, and their first since 2015. Washington was making their first appearance in the national championship game.

Clemson went on to win the match to win, 2–0, behind two first half goals from Isaiah Reid. The title gave Clemson their first NCAA title in men's soccer since 1987, and their third overall title.[1][2]

Road to the final

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, in which every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth. It was Clemson's fifth appearance in the final, and their first since 2015. Washington was making their first appearance in the national championship game.[3] Clemson had previously won the NCAA Tournament in 1984 and 1987.

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Match details

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Final
Attendance: 7,238
GK1United States George Marks
DF3Sweden Oskar Ågren
DF15United States Charlie Asensio
DF4 Senegal Justin Malou
DF5Senegal Hamady Diop
MF18Spain Alvaro Gomez
MF8United States Callum Johnson
MF17United States Quinn McNeill
MF10Ecuador Luis Fernandez-Salvador
MF21Senegal Osmane Sylla
FW27United States Isaiah Reid
Manager:
United States Mike Noonan
GK0United States Sam Fowler
DF2United States Kendall Burks
DF20United States Charlie Ostrem
DF5France Achille Robin
DF4United States Ryan Sailor
MF6United States Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
MF8United States Gio Miglietti
MF10England James Smith
MF14United States Christian Soto
FW9United States Dylan Teves
FW11United States Nick Scardina
Manager:
Scotland Jamie Clark

References

  1. [1]
    UW men’s soccer falls behind in first minute, loses 2-0 to Clemson in national title game on The Seattle Times, Dec. 12, 2021
  2. [2]
    College Cup: Clemson men's soccer vs Washington score at The State BY JEREMIAH HOLLOWAY – 12 Dec 2021
  3. [3]
    NO. 8 TIGERS TO FACE NO. 2 WASHINGTON IN THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP on Clemson Tigers.com
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