Cavaliers Fall to No. 5 Pitt on the Road
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Virginia men’s soccer team (7-5-3, 3-3-2 ACC) suffered a 4-1 defeat at No. 5 Pitt (12-3-0, 6-1-0 ACC) on Friday (Oct. 25) at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
Goals (Assist)
21’ Pitt – Sahmkow (Feitosa, Thorsen)
31’ Pitt – Svendby (Feitosa)
33’ Pitt – Dahl (Thorsen)
34’ Pitt – Grening
84’ Virginia – Brizuela (Mikula)
How it Happened:
- The first 20 minutes of the match featured chances for both teams, but after a scoreless quarter of the game, Pitt broke through with a flurry of goals in just over a 10-minute span.
- Cavaliers would face a 1-0 deficit as Pitt’s Luis Sahmkow got on the end of a low cross played into the center of the penalty area.
- Pitt would double its advantage 10 minutes later when Casper Svendby got on the end of a long ball over the top and finished for 2-0.
- Pitt would score two more goals in just over a three-minute span as Lasse Dahl and Casper Grening extended the lead to 4-0 before the halftime whistle.
- In the 84th minute, Virginia pulled a goal back off a Luke Burns free kick. Luc Mikula got on the end of a dangerous ball played into the middle and his knock down was placed into the back of the net by Joaquìn Brizuela.
Additional Notes:
- The loss snaps a five-game UVA winning streak, its longest of the season
- The defeat is Virginia’s first in the month of October since a loss to then-No. 10 Denver (10/4/22). UVA was previously unbeaten in its last 11 matches in October.
- Virginia falls to Pitt for the first time in five meetings
- Virginia conceded four goals in a match for the first time since a loss to Maryland in Washington D.C. (9/5/22)
- Joaquìn Brizuela netted his second career goal and has scored in consecutive matches
- Luc Mikula recorded his second career assist
- Goalkeeper Tom Miles played the final 45 minutes and recorded his first save as a Cavalier
Up Next:
The Cavaliers will wrap up regular season play on Wednesday (Oct. 30) when they host Mary Washington at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.