Pitt
2-2-1, 1-0-0
#9 Wake Forest
2-1-2, 0-1-0
Pitt Opens ACC Play With 3-0 Home Drubbing Of No. 9 Wake Forest
9/9/2023 9:55:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt men's soccer team (2-2-1, 1-0-0 ACC) opened up ACC play Saturday night with a dominant 3-0 victory over No. 9 Wake Forest at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The win marked Pitt's first win over Wake Forest in program history.
ESSENTIAL GAME INFO
Pitt starting XI: Cabral Carter, Jackson Gilman, Raphael Cilli, Abdoulaye Toure, Felipe Mercado, Albert Thorsen, Mateo Maillefaud, Luis Sahmkow, Filip Mirkovic, Mathys Lefebvre, Michael Sullivan
Wake Forest starting XI: Trace Alphin, Bo Cummins, Travis Smith Jr., Babacar Niang, Roald Mitchell, Jahlane Forbes, Hosei Kijima, Vlad Walent, Colin Thomas, Garrison Tubbs, Liam O'Gara
Records: Pitt (2-2-1, 1-0-0 ACC) | #9 Wake Forest (2-1-2, 0-1-0 ACC)
Location: Ambrose Urbanic Field | Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 714
SCORING INFO
Pitt Goal: Eben McIntyre (1), Jackson Gilman (1), Luis Sahmkow (2)
Pitt Assists: Filip Mirkovic 2 (2)
HOW IT HAPPENED – FIRST HALF
- Pitt had the first chance of the match in the 10th minute as Michael Sullivan headed a ball to Luis Sahmkow who headed the ball towards the right corner but dribbled just wide
- After a chance by Wake, Abdoulaye Toure ripped a hard shot from the left side of the box but it sailed over the cross bar
- Cabral Carter came up big for Pitt in the 29th minute to keep it scoreless as he made a diving stop to his left on a hard low shot by Babacar Niang
- In the 42nd minute, Felipe Mercado made a defender fall and created some space at the top of the box but his hard shot just missed the upper right corner
- Pitt broke through with the first goal of the match in the 43rd minute off the corner kick. Filip Mirkovic sent a great ball into the box and Eben McIntyre got his head on it and beat the keeper to the right corner. It marked his first career goal as Pitt took the 1-0 lead into the locker room
HOW IT HAPPENED – SECOND HALF
- Pitt doubled their lead in the 53rd minute off of another corner kick as Mirkovic sent a great ball into the box where Jackson Gilman headed home his first career goal
- Wake Forest had a great chance in the 58th minute as Niang ripped a shot that beat Carter but rang off the left post
- In the 71st minute, Luis Sahmkow was dragged down in the box and was awarded a penalty kick. The junior converted on the ensuing PK with a low hard shot into the left corner to make it 3-0 in favor of Pitt
MATCH STATS
- For the match, Wake Forest held the slim 14-12 edge in shots and the 7-4 advantage in corner kicks
- Cabral Carter secured his second clean sheet of his career while tying his career-high with five saves in the win
- Luis Sahmkow led all Pitt players with three shots while Abdoulaye Toure and Michael Sullivan each added two shots
MATCH NOTES
- The win marks the first for Pitt in the all-time series against Wake Forest. Pitt is now 1-5-0 against the Demon Deacons including a 1-3-0 mark at Ambrose Urbanic Field
- With the win, Pitt improves to 34-5-6 in the past five seasons at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The .822 win percentage at home over the past five seasons is the best in the ACC and seventh best in the NCAA
- The goal for McIntyre in the first half marked his first career collegiate goal
- The goal for Gilman in the second half marked his first career collegiate goal
- Filip Mirkovic notched a pair of assists, giving him 21 for his career. He ranks fourth in program history in assists, just five shy of Erix Prex's program record of 26 helpers
UP NEXT
- Pitt returns to action on Friday, September 15 as they hit the road to take on Boston College at 7:00 pm.
Team Stats
Eben McIntyre (1)
Assisted By: Filip Mirkovic
GOAL by PIT McIntyre, Eben Assist by Mirkovic, Filip.
42:05
Jackson Gilman (1)
Assisted By: Filip Mirkovic
GOAL by PIT Gilman, Jackson Assist by Mirkovic, Filip.
52:57
Luis Sahmkow (1)
PIT Luis Sahmkow PENALTY KICK GOAL.
70:32
