Men's Soccer Battles To 1-1 Tie With Virginia
Bobby Gehring scores Deacons only goal in game.
Sept. 19, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia men's soccer team
had its sights set on recording its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory
of the season. However, the Cavaliers knew they were up against a tough
opponent as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons were looking for their first
conference win as well. After playing through a scoreless first half of
play, WFU and UVa traded goals in the second half before heading to
overtime tied at 1-1. Neither Virginia or Wake Forest could score the
game-winning goal through two overtime period and the two teams finished
the contest tied at 1-1 in front of 1,575 spectators at Klšckner Stadium.
Wake Forest jumped on the scoreboard first when Bobby Gehring
gathered a cross from the right side of the box from teammate Paul Vogel at
49:50 to make it a 1-0 Demon Deacon lead. Trailing by a goal, the
Cavaliers turned on their offensive attack. After having several scoring
opportunities denied, Virginia knotted the game at 1-1 when Kyle Martino
(Westport, Conn./Staples) fired a shot from 15 feet away that ricocheted
off the top of the cross bar. Martino's shot was directed straight down in
front of the goal and then bounced away from the goal area where UVa's
Curtis Bush (New Orleans, La./Isadore Newman) headed the loose ball past
Wake Forest goalkeeper Sean Connor at 68:21 to tie the game.
That would be all the scoring posted in the game by both teams, as
the two squads battled through two overtime periods, ending the game in a
1-1 tie.
With the tie, Virginia's record moves to 3-2-1 overall, 0-1-1 in
the ACC. Wake Forest's record slides to 4-0-2 overall, 0-0-1 in the
conference. The Cavaliers will return to home action on Wednesday,
September 22 when Virginia faces intrastate rival Virginia Tech. The
contest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be played at Klšckner
Stadium. The Demon Deacons will return to action on Friday, September 24
when Wake Forest hosts Richmond.
Scoring 1 2 OT OT F
Wake Forest (4-0-2, 0-0-1) 0 1 0 0 1
Virginia (3-2-1, 0-1-1) 0 1 0 0 1
Goals: WFU 1 - Gehring @ 49:10 (Vogel); UVa 1 - Bush @ 68:21 (Martino).
Shots: UVa 16; WFU 7.
Saves: WFU 6 (Connor); UVa 2 (Singer).
Corner Kicks: UVa 5; WFU 5.
Fouls: WFU 22; UVa 17.
Offsides: UVa 6; WFU 4.
Cautions: WFU 2 - Thompson @ 69:00, Thomas @ 109:00; UVa 0.
Attendance: 1,575.
