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Class 6A soccer playoffs: Gainesville boys capitalize on own goal to beat Glynn Academy 3-1
Red Elephants advance to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2014
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Gainesville's Armando Hernandez (8) pushes the ball downfield during Wednesday night's game against Glynn Academy in the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs at Bobby Gruhn Field in Gainesville. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The Gainesville boys soccer team Wednesday night surrendered its first goal in more than 200 minutes of play, an equalizer just after halftime that gave Glynn Academy momentum in a Class 6A second-round playoff game in which it had been thoroughly dominated. The Red Elephants made sure that surge didn’t last long. Just 28 seconds after the game-tying goal, top-seeded Gainesville’s offensive pressure forced an own goal that helped it pull away for a 3-1 win at City Park Stadium.
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