No. 8 Pitt Drops Road Match At No. 25 Louisville Friday Night, 2-1

Friday, September 23

Louisville, KY

8 PM

Pitt

5-2-1, 2-1-0

#25 Louisville

5-2-1, 1-1-1

Pittsburgh

Louisville

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

No. 8 Pitt Drops Road Match At No. 25 Louisville Friday Night, 2-1

9/23/2022 10:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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LOUISVILLE, KY – The University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team (5-2-1, 2-1-0 ACC) fell on the road Friday night to No. 25 Louisville, 2-1. The loss snapped Pitt's four-game unbeaten streak.

The Cardinals got on the board first in the fourth minute as Aboubacar Camara netted his third goal of the season on a rebound. Joe van der Sar made a huge stop right in front but Camara was able to control the rebound from the ground and buried the first goal of the match.

The Panthers controlled possession over the final 10 minutes but they weren't able to break through with the game-tying goal. Both teams had seven shots at half but the Panthers weren't able to place one on frame in the first 45 minutes.

Pitt finally broke through with the game-tying goal in the 50^th minute as Jackson Gilman found Bertin Jacquesson on the left flank. Jacquesson made a quick move on the defender and ripped a left-footed shot into the upper left corner for his fourth goal of the season.

The Cardinals regained the lead in the 60^th minute as a cross was deflected by a Pitt defender and went right to the foot of Konstantinos Georgallides who buried the shot into the lower left corner.

In the 80^th minute, Jackson Walti had a shot just miss the right corner as he ripped a right-footed shot from the top of the box after a feed by Rodrigo Almeida.

Louisville finished off their first ACC win of the season with a 16-9 edge in shots and a 5-3 lead in corner kicks. The Cardinals also held the 9-1 lead in shots on goal in the home victory.

Pitt returns home Friday, Sept. 30 as they host Virginia for a 7:00 pm ACC contest at Ambrose Urbanic Field. Friday night's match will air live on ACC Network Extra.

NOTES
*** Pitt is now 6-2-2 over the past two seasons against ranked opponents
*** Jacquesson's goal marked his team-leading fourth of the season. He now has 15 career goals and 51 career points.
*** Gilman collected his second assist of the season on Jacquesson's goal. He has now recorded an assist in two straight matches.
*** van der Sar made a career-high seven saves in the loss.