The UVA Soccer team played a man down for the final 64 minutes after a first-half ejection, and never got on track in an ugly 4-1 loss at George Mason on Thursday night in Fairfax.
Mason (1-1-0) was already up 1-0 when Virginia’s Zach Ehrenpreis was shown a red card for denial of a clear goal-scoring opportunity. James Eluida converted on the resulting free kick to make the score 2-0.
The Cavaliers would play the remainder of the match with 10 men.
UVA (2-1-0) got back within a goal in the 57th minute. After a Cavalier corner kick was headed out of the box, Sami Oulouheu sent a cross back to the far post, where Nick Simmonds headed it in to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Martim Serano, who had scored the game’s first goal, put his second into the net in the 60th minute, and Jacobo Sanfeliu tapped a rebound into the back of the net in the 76th minute to add insurance.
Up next
The Cavaliers will be back in action on Monday when they host American at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff at is set for 7 p.m. on ACCNX.