Wolfpack Endures First ACC Defeat at #5 Virginia

Friday, September 20

Charlottesville, VA

7PM

NC State

4-2-1, 1-1-0

#5 Virginia

6-0-0, 2-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
NC State	0	0	0
Virginia	1	1	2

Wolfpack Endures First ACC Defeat at #5 Virginia

9/20/2019 9:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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NC State generates four cracks at match-tying goal in final 10 minutes

September 20, 2019

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The NC State men's soccer team (4-2-1, 1-1-0 ACC) endured its first Atlantic Coast Conference defeat of the season on Friday evening, falling 2-0 at fifth-ranked Virginia (6-0-0, 2-0-0 ACC) inside Klockner Stadium.

Senior goalkeeper Vincent Durand made three saves on the evening and NC State out-shot the Cavaliers 4-1 during the final 10 minutes of the match while trailing by just one goal, but the hosts earned the victory on the strength of a goal in the 42nd minute by Daryl Dike and a successful penalty by Joe Bell in the 90th.

Durand wasn't tested until the 25th minute, and he came up big on the Cavaliers' first attempt on target. UVA's Bell fired a low shot towards the goal that took an unpredictable deflection, but Durand went to ground to make an important stop.

25' | 0-0 | Save @vinniedurandd! Our senior goalkeeper goes to ground to make a diving stop on a deflected shot by UVA's Joe Bell. pic.twitter.com/r4Xo58xiGt
— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) September 20, 2019

Virginia took the lead in the 42nd minute when Dike recorded a sliding finish from six yards out after teammate Robin Afamefuna sent in a left-footed cross from outside the area. Dike nearly scored his second of the evening just two minutes later, but Durand made a very good save on his powerful shot from 10 yards away.

44' | 0-1 | Another big stop by @vinniedurandd! This one from very close range. pic.twitter.com/H6TP9bPX9n
— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) September 20, 2019

NC State out-shot Virginia 4-1 during the final ten minutes of the match, nearly finding the equalizer late in the contest. Jamie Smith headed a corner kick delivery just over the bar in the 81st minute; Kuda Muskwe got on the end of a cross and nodded his attempt high in the 85th minute, and Pablo Pedregosa had possibly the best chance of the evening for NC State, heading a corner kick delivery just inches wide of the left post in the 87th minute. Gabrile Machado also had a shot on frame in the 89th minute, but Colin Shutler made the save.

Virginia was able to double its lead in the 90th minute after a foul inside NC State's penalty area resulted in Bell's successful penalty kick.

NC State is back in action when it visits Louisville on Friday, Sept. 27. Kickoff from Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 pm with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.

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