Charlottesville, Va. Thanks to a strong team performance, the Virginia men’s soccer team (3-2) scored four goals in the final 20 minutes of action to rally from a one-goal deficit and beat Virginia Tech (0-4-1) 4-2 on Friday night (Sept. 9) at Kloeckner Stadium.
goals (assistant)
22′ – Virginia Tech: Connor Pugh (Misei Yoshizawa)
70′ – Virginia: Andreas Uland (Leo Afonso)
75′ – Virginia: Who’s Who (Asparuh Slavov, Triton Beauvois)
83′ – Virginia: Phil Horton (penalty)
84′ – Virginia: Leo Afonso (Paul Wise)
89′ – Virginia Tech: Misei Yoshizawa (unknown)
How it happened:
Virginia jumped out to a hot start right from the first minute. Virginia pressured the ball in the first quarter.
He scored the opening goal in the 21st for the Hokies.St Minutes with the run of the game. After winning a free kick 10 yards from the Virginia penalty area, Virginia Tech’s Misei Yoshizawa headed the ball past Connor Pugh and into the net to give his team a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
The second half was more of the same for both teams, with Virginia having almost every possession but struggling to find a way to pass.
With 10 minutes left in the game, Leo Afonso went down the right side and kicked the ball into the penalty area, and his co-captain Andreas Uland hit the net to equalize the team.
The Cavaliers piled on the pressure after the score. Five minutes after the team equalized, Asparuh Slavov scored in the hockey penalty area for Triton Beauvois. The second, the idiot Kome Ubogo, headed the ball home to give the Cavaliers the lead.
The floodgates opened in 82Th When Phil Horton goes down in the penalty area. After Virginia Tech’s Jack Derry was sent off, Horton calmly scored the free kick. Leo Afonso scored again in the 84th minute.Th Scoring the final touchdown for the Cavaliers.
Additional notes:
- The Cavaliers now have a 43-5-6 all-time record against the Hokies.
- Under head coach George Jelnovach, Virginia holds a 16-3-6 record at Virginia Tech.
- Under head coach George Jelnovach, Virginia is now 88-32-7 immediately following a loss.
- Virginia now holds a 22-2-3 record at home against Virginia Tech.
- The Cavaliers held the Hokies to one goal in the first half
- Paul Weisz had his first assist of the season and led the team with 6 assists last season.
- After beating Virginia Tech 19-8 tonight, Virginia has outscored its opponents 78-37 this season.
- Defender Andreas Uland scored the seventh goal
- Forward Leo Afonso scored his third goal and first assist of the season and currently leads Virginia with three goals.
- Afonso joins Daniel Mangarov as the only Cavaliers to have a goal and an assist in a game this season.
- With a game-high seven hits, forward Leo Afonso leads the ACC in total hits with 24 hits.
- Strikers Philip Horton and Kome Ubogu scored their second goals of the season.
- Defender Aidan O’Connor made his first start as a rider
- Forward Triton Beauvois sees his first collaboration partner tonight.
- Midfielder Asparuh Slavov made his first assist of the season.
From head coach George Gelnovach
“After the game against Maryland, we needed a response. We found ourselves in the same situation at halftime, and if we get past that, I think we’re better prepared for that. We felt like all we needed was a goal, and if we scored, we’d win this game.”
Smithfield’s Common Wealth Conflict
The Smithfield Commonwealth Challenge, originally called the Commonwealth Challenge (2005-2007), has been part of the UVA-Virginia Tech rivalry since 2014. A program based on all sports and points is the Commonwealth Clash Trophy presented to the winner. Every year in the school in front of the competition.
With today’s win, Virginia claimed its first point of the 2022-23 season with a 1-0 win over Virginia Tech.
Next:
The Knights return to Klockner Stadium on Tuesday (Sept. 13) to play La Salle. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
