#23 Panthers Blank Duquesne 2-0 In City Game Victory

Tuesday, October 17

Pittsburgh, PA

7 PM

Pitt

6-4-3, 2-2-2

Duquesne

6-6-2, 3-2-1

Duquesne

Pittsburgh

#23 Panthers Blank Duquesne 2-0 In City Game Victory

10/17/2023 9:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score Box Score Season Stats Photo Gallery

PITTSBURGH – Behind a pair of second half goals, the Pitt men's soccer team (6-4-3, 2-2-2 ACC) continued their domination of crosstown rival Duquesne as they secured the 2-0 victory at Ambrose Urbanic Field Tuesday night. With the win, Pitt is now 11-0-2 all-time against the Dukes including winning six straight in the series.

ESSENTIAL GAME INFO
Pitt starting XI: Cabral Carter, Jackson Gilman, Raphael Cilli, Fabian Grau, Felipe Mercado, Guilherme Feitosa, Joao Souza, Mateo Maillefaud, Luis Sahmkow, Filip Mirkovic, Eben McIntyre
Duquesne starting XI: Ask Ekeland, Zoltan Nagy, Sam Bennett, Jacob Casha, Cameron Territo, Chris Vie Angell, Ben Pleavin, Ashton Jell, Anthony Difalco, Grant McIntosh, Jayden Da
Records: #23 Pitt (6-4-3, 2-2-2 ACC) | Duquesne (6-6-2, 3-2-1 A10)
Location: Ambrose Urbanic Field | Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 975

SCORING INFO

Pitt Goals: Guilherme Feitosa (2), Raphael Cilli (2)
Pitt Assists: Filip Mirkovic (9), Fabian Grau (1), Michael Sullivan (1), Luka Kozomara (2)

HOW IT HAPPENED – FIRST HALF

Cabral Carter opened the match with a nice stop off of a corner kick in the seventh minute to keep the game scoreless early on
Fabian Grau had a great header chance off of a Filip Mirkovic corner kick in the 13^th minute but his effort just went over the cross bar and out of play
Eben McIntyre had a pair of shots in the 16^th and 20^th minutes but both of his attempts were stopped by the Dukes keeper
The final chance of the half for the Dukes came in the 34^th minute as Ask Ekeland had a shot that just missed the goal

HOW IT HAPPENED – SECOND HALF

In the 49^th minute, the Dukes had a good chance but Ashton Jell saw his shot attempt saved by Carter to keep the match scoreless
The Panthers broke through with the first goal of the match in the 66^th minute as Guilherme Feitosa found the loose ball in the box after a corner kick from Mirkovic and a header from Grau and deposited it into the back of the net. The goal was his second of the season
In the 83^rd minute, Feitosa got free again and ripped a shot towards goal but the Duquesne keeper made a nice save
Raphael Cilli sealed the game for the Panthers in the 88^th minute as Luka Kozomara sent a ball to Michael Sullivan who fed Cilli and he buried the ball into the right corner of the Duquesne goal to make it 2-0 in favor of Pitt

MATCH STATS

For the match, Pitt held the 9-6 edge in shots and the 4-3 advantage in corner kicks
Feitosa led all players with three shots while McIntyre and Cilli each added two in the win for Pitt
Duquesne was whistled for 11 fouls while the Panthers committed just two fouls in the win
In goal, Carter made three saves in his fifth clean sheet of the season

MATCH NOTES

Pitt is now 11-0-2 all-time against Duquesne including winning each of the past six meetings. Pitt is also 8-0-1 at home against the Dukes in the all-time series
With the win, Pitt improves to 6-1-2 at Ambrose Urbanic Field this season
Pitt improved to 30-3-6 at home since 2020. The .846 win percentage is the second best win percentage in the nation over the span
Pitt has 46 wins since 2020 which is tied for fourth most (Georgetown) in the NCAA over the span
48-3-3 when scoring the first goal of the match since 2019 including a 5-2 mark this season
Pitt once again won the scoring battle in the second half as they are now 6-0-1 on the season when they do so. They have outscored opponents 15-5 in the second half this season
With his assist, Mirkovic now leads the ACC with nine assists on the season. He now has a program record 28 career assists
Cilli netted his second goal in three games for the Panthers
Sullivan collected his first assist of the season in the win
In goal, Carter finished off his fifth clean sheet of the season
Feitosa netted his first game-winning goal of the season and third of his collegiate career for the Panthers

UP NEXT

The Panthers return home Saturday, Oct. 21 for their regular season home finale as they welcome #9 Duke to Ambrose Urbanic Field. Saturday's Senior Day game will kick at 7:00 pm and air live on ACC Network Extra.
Four Pitt seniors will be honored pregame, Filip Mirkovic, Mathys Lefevbre, Joao Souza and Fabian Grau.