Men’s Soccer: No. 5 Pitt snaps Virginia’s win streak in 4-1 finish

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The Virginia men’s soccer team suffered a 4-1 defeat at No. 5 Pitt on Friday at Ambrose Urbanic Field in Pittsburgh.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first 20 minutes of the match featured chances for both teams, but after a scoreless quarter of the game, Pitt (12-3-0, 6-1-0 ACC) broke through with a flurry of goals in just over a 10-minute span. 

The Cavaliers (7-5-3, 3-3-2) faced 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 doubled 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 scored 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.

GOALS
Pitt: 21’ – Luis Sahmkow (Guilherme Feitosa, Albert Thorsen)
Pitt: 31’ – Casper Svendby (Guilherme Feitosa)
Pitt: 33’ – Lasse Dahl (Albert Thorsen)
Pitt: 34’ – Casper Grening
UVA: 84’ – Joaquìn Brizuela (Luc Mikula)

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 when they host Mary Washington at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.