No. 8 Pitt Falls At Georgetown Friday, 4-1

Friday, September 1

Washington, DC

4 PM

Pitt

1-1-1, 0-0-0

Georgetown

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Pittsburgh

Georgetown

No. 8 Pitt Falls At Georgetown Friday, 4-1

9/1/2023 6:20:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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WASHINGTON, DC – The No. 8 Pitt men's soccer team (1-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) was handed their first loss of the 2023 campaign Friday afternoon against Georgetown as the Hoyas earned the 4-1 home victory at Shaw Field.

ESSENTIAL GAME INFO
Pitt starting XI: Cabral Carter, Jackson Gilman, Raphael Cilli, Fabian Grau, Abdoulaye Toure, Albert Thorsen, Guilherme Feitosa, Mateo Maillefaud, Noah Hall, Filip Mirkovic, Michael Sullivan
Georgetown starting XI: Ryan Schewe, Maximus Jennings, Kyle Linhares, Kenny Nielsen, Max Viera, Kieran Sargeant, Diego Letayf, Joe Buck, Jacob Murrell, Zach Zengue, Dominic De Almeida
Records: Pitt (1-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) | Georgetown (2-1-0, 0-0-0 Big East)
Location: Shaw Field | Washington, DC
Attendance: 977

SCORING INFO

Pitt Goal: Luka Kozomara (2)
Georgetown Goals: Kyle Linhares 2 (3), Kenny Nielsen (1), Joe Buck (1)
Georgetown Assists: Max Viera (2), Maximus Jennings (1), Zach Zengue (1), Kieran Sargeant (2), Kyle Linhares (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED – FIRST HALF

The Hoyas got on the board first in the sixth minute as Kyle Linhares beat Cabral Carter to the lower left corner after a pass from Max Viera
The first shot of the match for Pitt came in the seventh minute as Guilherme Feitosa saw his hard shot soar just left of the cage
Georgetown pushed their lead to 2-0 in the 20^th minute as Kenny Nielsen beat Carter to the low right corner off the corner kick. Maximus Jennings and Zach Zengue collected the assists on the goal
In the final minute, Filip Mirkovic had the final chance of the half but his shot attempt was blocked and the Hoyas took the 2-0 lead into the locker room

HOW IT HAPPENED – SECOND HALF

Georgetown netted their third goal of the match in the 48^th minute as Linhares scored his second of the match, beating Carter to the low right corner
In the 53^rd minute, Georgetown made it 4-0 as Joe Buck netted his first of the season to the lower left corner
Pitt finally got on the board in the 79^th minute as Luka Kozomara took a pass from Santiago Ferreira and he beat the defender to the end line and beat the Hoyas keeper between the legs for his second goal in two games

MATCH STATS

Georgetown held the 11-7 edge in shots and the 6-1 advantage in corners in the win
Feitosa led all Pitt players with three shots in the loss
Carter finished the loss with one save

MATCH NOTES

With the loss, Pitt falls to 7-23-0 all-time against Georgetown while losing six straight on the road against the Hoyas
Kozomara netted his second goal of the season and second goal of his career in the loss

UP NEXT

Pitt returns home Tuesday night as they welcome No. 5 Marshall to Ambrose Urbanic Field for a top-10 battle. Tuesday's match will kick at 6:00 pm and air live on ACC Network with Dalen Cuff and Devon Kerr on the call.