Wake Forest University
4-3-1, 1-1-1
Liberty University
5-3-0, 2-0-0
Wake Forest Falls to Liberty in Double Overtime
9/28/2021 9:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Demon Deacons out-possessed and outshot the Flames, but were unable to find a breakthrough in a 1-0 double overtime loss.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest (4-3-1) men's soccer dropped its second non-conference match of the 2021 season on Tuesday night, falling to Liberty (5-3-0) by a final score of 1-0 in double overtime on Tuesday night.
The Demon Deacons outshot the Flames 15-7 and were awarded 10 corners to Liberty's three. However, the Flames broke through in the 104th minute for the game-winner.
Wake Forest will remain at home this Friday for a key Atlantic Coast Conference match, hosting No. 19 Clemson at Spry Stadium.
How It Happened
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Wake Forest's first two shots on the night came from junior Nico Benalacazar and senior Holland Rula. Rula's attempt came from outside the 18-yard box, which was saved.
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In the 21 minute, the Flames had a free kick, but it did not test freshman goalkeeper Trace Alphin.
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The Demon Deacons closed out the first half with seven shots (two on goal) to just one from the Flames.
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In the first half, Wake Forest outposessed Liberty 61 to 39 percent.
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Freshman Tareq Shihab recorded the first shot of the second half in the 51st minute, but it was saved by Liberty goalkeeper Danny Corero.
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Wake Forest had three corner kicks in a 70-second span between the 53rd and 55th minutes, but the Demon Deacons were unable to capitalize on the opportunities.
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The Deacs continued on the offensive shortly after, recording two quick shots from freshman Julian Kennedy and redshirt junior Jake Swallen.
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In the 60th minute, Alphin made a big save to keep the game scoreless.
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The two sides were unable to be separated in regulation, marking Wake Forest's third overtime appearance this season.
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In the second overtime period, The Flames capitalized off a loose ball inside the eighteen-yard box to end the match.
Demon Deacon Details of Note
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Redshirt junior Jake Swallen made his 25th career start.
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Freshman Garrison Tubbs made his 20th career start.
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Freshman Jahlane Forbes made his 15th career start.
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The Deacs outshot Liberty 15-7. This marks the fourth time this season the Deacs have recorded 15 or more shots in a match.
Muuss' Musings
"I'm disappointed. Possession doesn't win games, but I thought we imposed ourselves for long periods of time. I thought our reactions were pretty good and we created some really dangerous chances, but we didn't finish. Their keeper makes a couple saves, we missed a couple of sitters and we put ourselves in that situation. You know, we played a lot of young guys tonight. We need guys to take ownership of roles and really step up and perform and play at a really consistent level. Hats off to Liberty. They defended, they worked hard, they stuck to the gameplan and they were very efficient on their restarts."
Up Next
Wake Forest will host current No. 19 Clemson on Friday night at Spry Stadium for the 51st meeting all-time between the two sides.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will air live on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Michael Huss (2)
Assisted By: Gora Gora
GOAL by LIB Huss, Michael Assist by Gora, Gora.
103:26
