ATLANTA - The Central Arkansas men's soccer team fell 1-0 to Coastal Carolina in its conference match on Sunday. 

The Bears started out very strong in the first half putting multiple shots on frame within the first 15 minutes, but could not find the back of the net. As tensions began rising, the foul count began to tick up as well. Both teams had over ten fouls in the first half alone.

The second half was more of the same, until the 80th minute when Kasper Andersen ripped a ball towards goal, which was blocked by Coastal Carolina. The ball fell to a wide open Edoardo Calzola who fizzed a bullet towards goal, but the shot was saved again. Another ball fell to Jose Gonzalez, but his shot went wide of the mark.

The Bears kicked off to start extra time, and controlled the first few minutes. A quick Coastal counter attack threatened the Central Arkansas goal. As the first shot came in, Zach Schawl made a fantastic diving save to keep Coastal out, but the ball fell right to the feet of Coastal attacker, Marcelo Lage, to win the match on golden goal.

"We are right on the edge of being a very good team. Maybe the best we have had here, but we haven't learned how to do the little things that win tight games. We've now lost four tight games, three of which went to overtime, and we were in positions to win all of them. Today was no different. It takes courage and sometimes doing things that are difficult and painful," said Head Coach Ross Duncan. "Our guys are more than capable, but we need to get this part right before we will be able to be champions again. We will get right back to work this week."

The Bears host Georgia State at home, next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.