MORGANTOWN -
Two goals from Providence's Marc Cintron led
Providence to a 2-1 victory over No. 14 West Virginia's men's soccer team on
Senior Day on Friday evening in the home regular season finale at Dick Dlesk
Soccer Stadium.
Cintron
scored the first goal of the match in the 26th minute after Thomas
Ballenthin played a ball from the left side of the field to Cintron in the
middle. Cintron took a shot from 15 yards out that went to the right of WVU keeper
Justin Holmes.
Cintron then scored the game-winning
goal in the 87th minute on a shot from 25 yards out inside the near
post by a diving Holmes after Cintron received a pass from Fazal Nabi.
Senior
forward Nick Claudio netted his first career score for the Mountaineers in the
46th minute to the game at 1-1 with a blast from 30 yards out. Forward
Peabo Doue sent a pass to midfielder Uwem Etuk on the left side of the field.
Etuk then sent a ball towards the center of the field to Claudio who flicked it
up and sent a volley into the top right corner of the net.
WVU (8-6-1) finished with the shot
(10-9) and corner kick (6-2) advantages, while both teams recorded 14 fouls.
The
game was played in the majority of the midfield in the first half with each
team taking four shots, while both teams had numerous opportunities in the
second half.
Doue
had an excellent opportunity in the 62nd minute on a header that
went wide off a corner kick from midfielder Travis Pittman.
Providence's Daniel Fabian sent a
cross Marcos Ugarte four minutes later who hit a soft header into the arms of
Holmes.
WVU had its best non-goal opportunity
of the half in the 68th minute after forward Andy Bevin picked up a
loose ball and had a one-on-one chance with Providence keeper Jhojan Obando.
Bevin sent the ball across the field to midfielder Ruben Garrido who was unable
to reach the pass for the one-timer.
Bevin started another chance on a
free kick from 30 yards out in the 74th minute to the head of forward
Franck Tayou who had his shot blocked for a Mountaineer corner kick.
Ugarte nearly gave the Friars a lead
in the 79th minute when he received a through ball that went past
the WVU defense and Ugarte sent a shot over the net.
Cintron led all players with four
shots, two on-goal, while Pittman and Claudio each took two for the
Mountaineers. Holmes recorded three saves for WVU and Obando made one save in
the victory for Providence.
The Mountaineers will now finish the
regular season with a two-game road trip. WVU will face Seton Hall on Wednesday,
Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., before traveling to Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 29, at
noon.
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