Ohio State Athletic Communication
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 18 Ohio State men’s soccer team fell, 1-0, in double overtime against Virginia Tech Friday in the second match of the 2016 Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Classic in Columbus. The Hokies (1-0-0) scored the game-winning goal in the 107th minute when Marcelo Acuna headed in a far cross from Alessandro Mion from eight yards out to spoil the 2016 opener for the Buckeyes (0-1-0) in front of 1,979 fans at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
“We didn’t play as well as we are capable of playing,” head coach John Bluem said. “I give our guys credit for a hard-fought fight in a very even game where one goal was going to be the difference. It was a little bitter to lose late like that but the only thing we can do is talk to the guys and get ready for Sunday. The breaks didn’t go our way tonight.”
The Buckeyes held the majority of possession in the first 45 minutes, putting pressure on the Virginia Tech backline but couldn’t find a first-half netter. Senior forward Christian Soldat had the lone shot on goal in the opening half in the 14th minute but was denied. Senior forward Danny Jensen and sophomore defender Andrew Lombard each made strong runs through the midfield but were swarmed by the Hokie defense and couldn’t put get a shot away in the 25th and 26th minutes, respectively. At half, shots were 3-2 in favor of the Scarlet and Gray.
Virginia Tech came out of halftime with five shots, including two on goal, but was kept out of the net by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Parker Siegfried, who made his first career start. Soldat knocked a header on target in the 65th minute, while senior forward Yaw Amankwa sent a low shot to the front of goal from 15 yards, but was covered by the keeper in the 75th. Sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed blasted a shot from 25 yards in the 89th minute, but was blocked. At the end of regulation, Virginia Tech held an 11-9 advantage in shots.
Chances were hard to come by in both OT periods for both teams until a throw-in from the far side of the field by Virginia Tech led to the lone netter by Acuna. Overall, shots were 14-9 in favor of the Hokies, while both teams had four corner kicks. Siegfried drops to 0-1-0 on the season and made three saves. Virginia Tech goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard made three saves and improves to 1-0-0.
It was an emotional night for the Ohio State men’s soccer team, honoring Fikayo Idowu, who tragically passed away over the summer. Idowu was a junior majoring in health and rehabilitation sciences and was an Ohio State Prominence Scholar and two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. Senior captains Austin Bergstrom and Tyler Kidwell presented a framed photo of Idowu with 2015 Big Ten championship trophy in memory of him. Joining the Buckeyes on the field were members of the Biological Sciences Scholar program. A moment of silence was held before the start of the match.
Ohio State takes on No. 13 UCSB at 7 p.m. ET Sunday to close out the 2016 Wolstein Classic. The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus ($). Virginia Tech faces Oakland at 4 p.m. ET Sunday in the third match of the tournament
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“We didn’t play as well as we are capable of playing,” head coach John Bluem said. “I give our guys credit for a hard-fought fight in a very even game where one goal was going to be the difference. It was a little bitter to lose late like that but the only thing we can do is talk to the guys and get ready for Sunday. The breaks didn’t go our way tonight.”
The Buckeyes held the majority of possession in the first 45 minutes, putting pressure on the Virginia Tech backline but couldn’t find a first-half netter. Senior forward Christian Soldat had the lone shot on goal in the opening half in the 14th minute but was denied. Senior forward Danny Jensen and sophomore defender Andrew Lombard each made strong runs through the midfield but were swarmed by the Hokie defense and couldn’t put get a shot away in the 25th and 26th minutes, respectively. At half, shots were 3-2 in favor of the Scarlet and Gray.
Virginia Tech came out of halftime with five shots, including two on goal, but was kept out of the net by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Parker Siegfried, who made his first career start. Soldat knocked a header on target in the 65th minute, while senior forward Yaw Amankwa sent a low shot to the front of goal from 15 yards, but was covered by the keeper in the 75th. Sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed blasted a shot from 25 yards in the 89th minute, but was blocked. At the end of regulation, Virginia Tech held an 11-9 advantage in shots.
Chances were hard to come by in both OT periods for both teams until a throw-in from the far side of the field by Virginia Tech led to the lone netter by Acuna. Overall, shots were 14-9 in favor of the Hokies, while both teams had four corner kicks. Siegfried drops to 0-1-0 on the season and made three saves. Virginia Tech goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard made three saves and improves to 1-0-0.
It was an emotional night for the Ohio State men’s soccer team, honoring Fikayo Idowu, who tragically passed away over the summer. Idowu was a junior majoring in health and rehabilitation sciences and was an Ohio State Prominence Scholar and two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. Senior captains Austin Bergstrom and Tyler Kidwell presented a framed photo of Idowu with 2015 Big Ten championship trophy in memory of him. Joining the Buckeyes on the field were members of the Biological Sciences Scholar program. A moment of silence was held before the start of the match.
Ohio State takes on No. 13 UCSB at 7 p.m. ET Sunday to close out the 2016 Wolstein Classic. The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus ($). Virginia Tech faces Oakland at 4 p.m. ET Sunday in the third match of the tournament
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