Late Free Kick Helps Davidson Draw with Furman, 2-2

Jay Jacobs Published: September 5, 2026 | Updated: September 5, 2026 2 minutes read

Furman Paladins Men's Soccer

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Davidson, N.C. – Davidson’s Ayman Maadir delivered a game-tying free kick with just 3:37 remaining to help the Wildcats earn a 2-2 draw with Furman in men’s soccer action Friday night at Alumni Soccer Stadium.

FINAL pic.twitter.com/AZD7eWpMka

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The Wildcats (0-0-4) opened the scoring at 13:18 on Matthew Thissell’s right-footed strike into the lower left-hand corner from nearly 30 yards out. Furman answered just 61 seconds later. Braden Dunham’s long throw was flicked towards the far post where sophomore Wilfer Bustamante poked a shot into the top shelf to level the match at the 15th minute.

47' | GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! Landon Hill finishes on a scramble in the box following a Furman corner kick! Paladins lead 2-1! pic.twitter.com/OKnfA1HMXF

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Furman (1-1-3) took the lead less than two minutes into the second half on Landon Hill’s first goal of the season. A scramble took place in the box following Diego Hernandez’s corner kick. The ball fell to Ryan Wagner who laid off a pass for Hill to fire through traffic for the score at 46:12.

Level at the break. pic.twitter.com/FcZf1UCwSG

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Bustamante missed a chance to double the lead midway through the half with a shot off the post and Ivan Horvat denied Davidson an equalizer with a leaping save before Maadir evened the match in the final minutes. The Wildcats earned a free kick near the top of the box and Maadir lined a free kick over the wall and into the upper right-hand corner at 86:23.

15’ | GOALLLLLL!!!! Bustamante evens the match at 1-1!

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Davidson finished with a 12-11 edge in total shot attempts while Furman posted a 7-6 advantage in shots on goal. Horvat posted four saves in goal for the Paladins and Lucas Beltran totaled five stops for the Wildcats.