Men’s Soccer Wins Fifth Straight, Downs No. 7 Pitt, 1-0

Friday, October 16

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7 PM

North Carolina

7-2-3, 3-1-2

Pittsburgh

8-3-2, 3-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
North Carolina	0	1	1
Pittsburgh	0	0	0

Highlights

October 16, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

PITTSBURGH, PA. – The University of North Carolina men's soccer team rolled into Pittsburgh and controlled the No. 7 Panthers in a 1-0 win on Friday night. The Heels started on the front foot and remained there throughout the match despite the one-goal difference. Carolina was dangerous during the first half but found the breakthrough in the 51st minute. Bertil Rygaard Hansen squared one and Max Fisher ran onto it, hitting it low and hard to beat the keeper and finish what would be the game winner.

The Heels have now won five straight and sit at 7-2-3 (3-1-2 ACC), while the Panthers had their run of six unbeaten snapped and now have a record of 8-3-2 (3-2-1 ACC).

The Heels outshot the Panthers 13-3 and had multiple chances to create some distance, while holding Pitt scoreless for the first time in nine matches. Rygaard Hansen was played in on goal early in the match by Joschi Schelb but his shot hit the keeper in the chest. Evans Dappah was also played in by Schelb shortly after Fisher's goal and he tried to round the keeper but put his shot wide, only to see the flag go up for offsides.

Schelb, who has been on fire, was looking for his goal late while looking dangerous all night and sidestepped the Pitt defense and forced and excellent save by the Panthers' net minder.

How It Happened

9' – Joschi Schelb played in Bertil Rygaard Hansen, who got in behind the Pitt defense, but his shot went straight off the keeper's chest.
19' – The same duo used some nice combination play to allow Schelb to go for goal but his long shot went wide.
46' – Schelb decided to test the keeper from distance and ripped one that just went over the bar.
49' – Pitt had bad one of its few chances when Kareem Ahmed put a driving shot over the bar.
51' – Rygaard Hansen squared one and Max Fisher ran into the space and fired low and hard to beat the keeper and put UNC in front.
52' – Evans Dapaah unleashed a curler from the top of the box that forced a nice save from the Pitt keeper.
77' – Schelb played in Dapaah just inside halfway and Dapaah tried to round the keeper put turned his shot wide. The flag had gone up so it wouldn't have counted.
81' – Schelb was trying to play in Rygaard Hansen, but a Panther defender stuck out a hand and gave the Heels a free kick at the top of the box. Schelb's attempt was just high and wide.
87' – Rygaard Hansen had his defender on skates and broke away despite a flag going up for a foul. He crossed, Schelb dummied, and Ryan Zellefrow looked like he'd double the lead, but Pitt's defense swarmed and snuffed the chance out.
87' – Faraji Ramani executed a little back heel around his defender along the sideline and then played in Schelb. He smashed one but the Pitt keeper made a fantastic save to keep him off the scoresheet.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Max Fisher's goal was his first of the season and the sixth of his career.
Bertil Rygaard Hansen's assist was his sixth of the season and the 12th of his career.
The clean sheet was Alan Rutkowski's fourth of the season. It is the first time Pitt was held scoreless in its last nine matches.

Up Next
Carolina will make the short drive over to Durham to take on Duke at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. The match will air live on ACC Network.

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