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Sept. 19, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer teamhad its sights set on recording its first Atlantic Coast Conference victoryof the season. However, the Cavaliers knew they were up against a toughopponent as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons were looking for their firstconference win as well. After playing through a scoreless first half ofplay, WFU and UVa traded goals in the second half before heading toovertime tied at 1-1. Neither Virginia or Wake Forest could score thegame-winning goal through two overtime period and the two teams finishedthe contest tied at 1-1 in front of 1,575 spectators at Kl?ckner Stadium.
Wake Forest jumped on the scoreboard first when Bobby Gehringgathered a cross from the right side of the box from teammate Paul Vogel at49:50 to make it a 1-0 Demon Deacon lead. Trailing by a goal, theCavaliers turned on their offensive attack. After having several scoringopportunities denied, Virginia knotted the game at 1-1 when Kyle Martino(Westport, Conn./Staples) fired a shot from 15 feet away that ricochetedoff the top of the cross bar. Martino’s shot was directed straight down infront of the goal and then bounced away from the goal area where UVa’sCurtis Bush (New Orleans, La./Isadore Newman) headed the loose ball pastWake Forest goalkeeper Sean Connor at 68:21 to tie the game.
That would be all the scoring posted in the game by both teams, asthe two squads battled through two overtime periods, ending the game in a1-1 tie.
With the tie, Virginia’s record moves to 3-2-1 overall, 0-1-1 inthe ACC. Wake Forest’s record slides to 4-0-2 overall, 0-0-1 in theconference. The Cavaliers will return to home action on Wednesday,September 22 when Virginia faces intrastate rival Virginia Tech. Thecontest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played at Kl?cknerStadium. The Demon Deacons will return to action on Friday, September 24when Wake Forest hosts Richmond.
Scoring 1 2 OT OT FWake Forest (4-0-2, 0-0-1) 0 1 0 0 1Virginia (3-2-1, 0-1-1) 0 1 0 0 1
Goals: WFU 1 – Gehring @ 49:10 (Vogel), UVa 1 – Bush @ 68:21 (Martino).
Shots: UVa 16, WFU 7.
Saves: WFU 6 (Connor), UVa 2 (Singer).
Corner Kicks: UVa 5, WFU 5.
Fouls: WFU 22, UVa 17.
Offsides: UVa 6, WFU 4.
Cautions: WFU 2 – Thompson @ 69:00, Thomas @ 109:00, UVa 0.
Attendance: 1,575.