Monday, September 16
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
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Akron
Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics
Pitt Closes Homestand with Victory over Akron
9/16/2019 11:18:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Panthers Capture 1-0 Win against Zips
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team closed out its four-game homestand with a 1-0 victory against Akron Monday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
Both teams were scoreless through most of the match before a strike from junior Alexander Dexter from the left of the box gave the Panthers a 1-0 advantage they'd never relinquish.
"We created some good opportunities in the first half where we came close to drawing blood but just missed them," said head coach Jay Vidovich. "I think the big thing was being patient at halftime and trying to push a little bit harder. It took 75 minutes and a guy off the bench, Alexander Dexter, gave us an opportunity to finish."
Though they were unable to find the back of the net in the first half, the Panthers came out aggressively on offense through the first 45 minutes of action. Pitt went into the break with a 7-1 lead in shots and 7-0 advantage in corners.
The Panthers continued to push the pace in the second half, and finally broke through via Dexter's goal in the 75th minute. The junior was able to corral a deflection from the middle of the box before ripping a shot past Akron's keeper from the left side of the field.
Junior Edward Kizza closed the match with a team-high four shots, followed by senior Braden Kline with three. Dexter, junior Matt Bailey and freshman Valentin Noel each recorded two shots, while redshirt junior Tim Ekpone, juniors Sito Sena and Chad Stout, sophomore Rodrigo Almeida and freshman Josh Hesson all added one shot apiece.
In goal, redshirt junior Arie Ammann recorded the clean sheet while collecting four saves in 90 minutes of action.
Up next, the Panthers will jump back into ACC play with a road contest against Boston College 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 in Newton, Mass.
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Both teams were scoreless through most of the match before a strike from junior Alexander Dexter from the left of the box gave the Panthers a 1-0 advantage they'd never relinquish.
"We created some good opportunities in the first half where we came close to drawing blood but just missed them," said head coach Jay Vidovich. "I think the big thing was being patient at halftime and trying to push a little bit harder. It took 75 minutes and a guy off the bench, Alexander Dexter, gave us an opportunity to finish."
Though they were unable to find the back of the net in the first half, the Panthers came out aggressively on offense through the first 45 minutes of action. Pitt went into the break with a 7-1 lead in shots and 7-0 advantage in corners.
The Panthers continued to push the pace in the second half, and finally broke through via Dexter's goal in the 75th minute. The junior was able to corral a deflection from the middle of the box before ripping a shot past Akron's keeper from the left side of the field.
Junior Edward Kizza closed the match with a team-high four shots, followed by senior Braden Kline with three. Dexter, junior Matt Bailey and freshman Valentin Noel each recorded two shots, while redshirt junior Tim Ekpone, juniors Sito Sena and Chad Stout, sophomore Rodrigo Almeida and freshman Josh Hesson all added one shot apiece.
In goal, redshirt junior Arie Ammann recorded the clean sheet while collecting four saves in 90 minutes of action.
Up next, the Panthers will jump back into ACC play with a road contest against Boston College 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 in Newton, Mass.
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