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Sept. 22, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer teamentered its contest with the Virginia Tech Hokies having won the last 26consecutive meetings with their in-state rival. UVa can now make that 27consecutive victories after the Cavaliers rallied from an early 1-0 deficitto post their fourth win of the 1999 season by recording a 2-1 victory overthe Hokies in front of 1,021 spectators at Klockner Stadium.
Virginia Tech didn’t waste anytime getting down to business as theHokies scored the game’s first goal just :33 seconds into the contest.Virginia Tech sweeper Innocent Wamey collected a feed from teammates DrewMyers and Fred Silva and put the Hokies ahead 1-0 before the first minuteof play had elapsed. However, the lead did not last long, as the Cavaliersscored the game-tying goal at 5:32 when Mike Feller (Richmond, Va./MillsGodwin) and Ryan Trout (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) set-up Kyle Martino(Westport, Conn./Staples) with a right-side cross that resulted in aVirginia goal to knot the score at 1-1. Martino’s marker was the firstcollegiate goal of his career. The teams went into the locker rooms tiedat one apiece.
After battling throughout most of the second half in a 1-1 tie,Kenny Arena (Fairfax, Va./Oakton) found a streaking Ryan Gibbs (WestChester, Pa./East) upfield and fed him a pass from midfield. Gibbsgathered the pass, beat his defender and then tucked the game-winning goalbetween the left post and Virginia Tech goalkeeper Colin Kibler at 75:37 toput Virginia ahead 2-1. The Cavaliers would not surrender their hardfought lead and held on for a 2-1 victory. The UVa defense limited theHokies to only two shots on goal the entire evening.
With the victory, Virginia’s record improves to 4-2-1 overall(0-1-1 ACC), while the loss drops Virginia Tech’s record to 4-3-0 on theyear. The Cavaliers will return to home action on Saturday, September 25when Virginia faces ACC rival North Carolina. The contest is scheduled tobegin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played at Klockner Stadium.
Scoring 1 2 FVirginia Tech (4-3-0, 0-0-0) 1 0 1Virginia (4-2-1, 0-1-1) 1 1 2
Goals: UVa 2 – Martino @ 5:32 (Feller, Trout), Gibbs @ 75:37 (Arena). VT 1- Wamey @ :33 (Myers, Silva)Shots: UVa 16, VT 2.Saves: VT 6 (Kibler 6), UVa 1 (Singer).Corner Kicks: UVa 10, VT 2.Fouls: UVa 20, VT 19.Offsides: UVa 3, VT 1.Cautions: VT 3 – Silva, Dziadosz, D’Adamo, UVa 2 – Arena, Cole.Attendance: 1,021.