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Goal: Florida Soccer Takes 1-0 Lead at Arkansas Late in the First Half

Katie Johnston scored late in the first half to give Florida a 1-0 lead at Arkansas at Razorback Field.

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Kyra Taylor, Oct. 8, 2026. Photo: Aubrie Muse / Florida Gators Athletics (floridagators.com)

Florida leads Arkansas 1-0 late in the first half at Razorback Field in Fayetteville, Ark.

ESPN's live scoreboard moved to 1-0 Florida at about the 43rd minute. The goal came after the 39th minute, the last time we checked with the match still scoreless. At the 20-minute mark, Arkansas' official account posted that there had been "a few early corners but nothing going in the opening minutes."

Sophomore defender Katie Johnston scored the goal. "Buried by Johnston," the official Gators Soccer account posted at 3:23 p.m. ET with video of the finish. An assist had not been officially listed as of 3:25 p.m. ET.

Update, 3:25 p.m. ET: This story has been updated to add the goal scorer, per @GatorsSoccer.

Florida came in 6-5-3 overall and 2-3-2 in the SEC, coming off a 3-0 loss at No. 2 Vanderbilt on Thursday. The match streams on SEC Network+. (Our preview: Gators soccer regroups for Arkansas and Auburn.)

Sources: ESPN live scoreboard; @RazorbackSoccer.

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