Pitt Downs No. 16 Georgetown, 2-0, to Open 2024 Campaign

Thursday, August 22

Pittsburgh, PA

8 PM

Pitt

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Georgetown

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Georgetown

Pittsburgh

Pitt Downs No. 16 Georgetown, 2-0, to Open 2024 Campaign

8/22/2024 11:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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PITTSBURGH – Behind goals from sophomore forward Albert Thorsen and senior forward Luis Sahmkow, the Pitt men's soccer team defeated No. 16 Georgetown, 2-0, Thursday evening in front of a sellout crowd at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

With the victory, the Panthers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) remained unbeaten in season-openers since 2020. Additionally, Thursday's win marked Pitt's second win over Georgetown (0-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) over the past three seasons.

Pitt jumped out to a 1-0 lead Thursday in the 27th minute as senior forward Casper Grening crossed a ball from the left wing into Thorsen, who headed home his first goal of the season.

The Panthers then extended their advantage in the 78th minute as Sahmkow dribbled past several Georgetown defenders and fired a strike from just inside the box past the outreached arms of the goalkeeper.

Pitt used a blend of progression and possession to close out the contest, securing its ninth win against a ranked opponent over the past three seasons. Of note, the Panthers improved to 31-5-7 at home since 2020 with Thursday's victory.

How It Happened

Both sides came out playing a methodical brand of soccer as neither team attempted a shot until the 20th minute.
- Casper Svendby attempted Pitt's first shot of the 2024 campaign at the 19:33 mark, but his attempt sailed off frame.
- Grening then fired a shot five minutes later that was blocked.
At the 26:13 mark, Grening crossed a ball from the left wing into Thorsen, who headed home his first goal of the season.
The two teams attempted one shot apiece over the ensuing five minutes of action.
Lasse Dahl and Miguel Bertran entered the match in the 36th minute, marking their first-career appearance.
Pitt entered the halftime break with a 1-0 lead.
Both sides increased their physicality to open the second frame as the first 10 minutes featured seven fouls.
Arnau Vilamitjana attempted his first shot as a Panther in the 63rd minute.
Pitt earned its first corner at the 62:44 mark.
- Neither team had any quality chances over the following 10 minutes of play.
Cabral Carter then laid out for consecutive saves to protect the Panthers' clean sheet.
Sahmkow gave Pitt a 2-0 lead with a 78th minute goal.
- He dribbled past several Georgetown defenders and fired a strike from just inside the box past the outreached arms of the goalkeeper.
Pitt's backline prevented any quality looks for the remainder of the contest as the Panthers held on for the 2-0 victory.

Details of Note

In total, four Panthers (Niklas Soerensen, Miguel Bertran, Tim Baierlein and Lasse Dahl) made their first-career appearance Thursday.
Junior goalkeeper Cabral Carter recorded his seventh-career clean sheet.
Thorsen notched his sixth-career goal.
Sahmkow tallied his 11th goal over the past three seasons.
Grening recorded his 29th-career point in his first appearance as a Panther after transferring from Kentucky.

Up Next
The Panthers will remain home to host Mercyhurst on Sunday, Aug. 25. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m., and the match can be streamed via ACC Network Extra.