North Carolina
Virginia
UNC Falls To Virginia, 2-1
September 25, 1999 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 25, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia men's soccer team looked to record its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season against conference rival North Carolina. The Tar Heels entered the contest on a five-game winning streak and looked to gather their first win in Charlottesville over UVa since 1977. The Cavaliers brought a 0-1-1 ACC mark into the contest. Virginia jumped out to an early 2-0 first-half lead before North Carolina posted a second-half goal to narrow the score to 2-1. However, the UVa defense held off the UNC scoring attack to preserve a 2-1 victory in front of 2,560 spectators at Klockner Stadium.
First-year sensation Ryan Gibbs (West Chester, Pa./East) put Virginia on the scoreboard first at 10:10 when he gathered a crossing pass from teammate Kyle Martino (Westport, Conn./Staples) to make it a 1-0 contest. The duo then exchanged roles when Sheldon Barnes (Miramir, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) teamed with Gibbs on a crossing pass to Martino which resulted in another Cavalier goal at 29:27 to make it a 2-0 Virginia lead. UVa held UNC in check for the remainder of the half to take a 2-0 lead into the locker rooms.
Trailing by two goals, North Carolina put together an offensive surge and scored its first goal of the game when Daniel Jackson found teammate Chris Carrieri at 78:57 to make it a 2-1 contest. But the Virginia defense buckled down and held off the Tar Heel charge. UVa goalkeeper Kyle Singer (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) gathered four saves en route to the 2-1 Virginia win.
With the victory, Virginia improves its record to 5-2-1, 1-1-1 in the ACC. The loss drops North Carolina's record to 6-2-0, 1-1-0 in the conference. The Cavaliers will return to home action on Wednesday, September 29 when Virginia faces the American Eagles. The contest is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be played at Klockner Stadium. The Tar Heels will host host Duke on October 2.
Scoring 1 2 F North Carolina (6-2-0, 1-1-0) 0 1 1 Virginia (5-2-1, 1-1-1) 2 0 2
Goals: UVa 2 - Gibbs @ 10:10 (Martino), Martino (Barnes, Gibbs), UNC 1 - Carrieri (Jackson).
Shots: UVa 12, UNC 10.
Saves: UNC 5 (Ueltschey 5), UVa 5 - (Singer 4).
Corner Kicks: UVa 6, UNC 6.
Fouls: UVa 15, UNC 8.
Offsides: UVa 0, UNC 0.
Cautions: UNC 3 - Wean, Carrieri, Robinson, UVa 0.
Attendance: 2,560.
