Men’s Soccer: #13 Virginia upset by Colgate, 1-0

Colgate, picked fourth in the Patriot League preseason poll, shut out #13 Virginia, 1-0, Sunday night at Klöckner Stadium.

UVA (1-1-0) dominated possession and shots attempted – the ‘Hoos had a 28-3 advantage in shots.

But with just over eight minutes remaining in the first half, it was Colgate (1-1-0) that opened the scoring on just its second opportunity of the game, as Jack Beerling tucked his shot from distance into the bottom left corner. Virginia went into the halftime break trailing 1-0.

Virginia created several opportunities in the second half, the best coming in the 76th minute when Kome Ubogu was taken down in the penalty area drawing a penalty kick. Stepping up to the spot himself, his attempt rattled off the right post, and a rebound attempt was deflected out of play.

“Really disappointed. They had one shot on goal. It’s been a while since I was a part of a game like that,” UVA coach George Gelnovatch said. “There was complete domination, yet you end up on the wrong side of that. This is a game, we had several of them last year, where you end one-to-nothing, you score on the penalty or one of the other two or three really good chances. What you don’t do is give up a goal to a team like this. Because now they become more resolute. This time last year, we lost the same game of the season. In the moment, it doesn’t make it any less frustrating, but we’ve been playing very well, and we will continue to get better.”