Saturday, October 1
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7:00 P.M.
Wake Forest University
9-1-0, 3-1-0
2
vs
3
Duke University
7-0-2, 3-0-1
1
2
F
Duke
0
3
3
Wake Forest
0
2
2
No. 1 Wake Forest Drops First Decision of the 2022 Season
10/1/2022 10:12:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Demon Deacons suffered their first defeat of the 2022 season in a 3-2 loss to No. 4 Duke.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The No. 1 ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team (9-1-0, 3-1-0) lost its first match of the 2022 season on Saturday night, falling to No. 4 Duke (7-0-2, 3-0-1 ACC) by a final of 3-2 at Spry Stadium in front of 3,630 fans.
After going into the halftime break knotted at 0-0, all five goals in the match came in the second half with Duke ultimately scoring the decider in the 77th minute.
The loss snapped a 13-match home winning streak for the Demon Deacons that began last October.
Wake Forest will next host Jacksonville on Tuesday night at Spry. Kick-off for the match is scheduled for 7 p.m.
How It Happened
Demon Deacon Details of Note
From Coach Muuss
"It was obviously exciting, it was a good college soccer match. It was a little end-to-end. I just told the players that as a fan, I'd love it. As a coach of a losing team, I'm obviously extremely frustrated. The way we conceded was frustrating. We had good chances in the first half and some pretty good chances in the second half to score and go up in the game. We were on top of the game in the first half until the end. We conceded on the restart and then we came right back and scored. And then the gift, credit the player for continuing his run and pressing Trace (Alphin), but that can't happen in ACC games and we know that.
I'm proud of the way the guys continued to fight. I'm disappointed and I feel bad for the fans because they deserved better from us tonight. It was the best atmosphere of the season and we've got to give them a little more to cheer for. All and all, it was a good college soccer game, it's just unfortunate we were on the receiving end." – head coach Bobby Muuss
Up Next
Wake Forest and Jacksonville on Tuesday night will meet for the first time since Oct. 30, 1991.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will air on ACC Network Extra.
After going into the halftime break knotted at 0-0, all five goals in the match came in the second half with Duke ultimately scoring the decider in the 77th minute.
The loss snapped a 13-match home winning streak for the Demon Deacons that began last October.
Wake Forest will next host Jacksonville on Tuesday night at Spry. Kick-off for the match is scheduled for 7 p.m.
How It Happened
- Wake Forest attempted the first corner kick of the match just 1:36 into the contest.
- The Demon Deacons first shot-attempt came in the ninth minute when Oscar Sears broke free down the pitch and fired a shot that was saved.
- Sears registered his second shot of the night in the 24th minute when he blasted a shot that nearly missed the frame.
- The Stockholm, Sweden native almost recorded his fourth tally of the season with another shot-attempt in the 25th minute.
- The Deacs attempted three shots in a span of 3:36 in the first half, as Babacar Niang and Roald Mitchell pressured the Duke goalkeeper.
- Wake Forest goalkeeper Trace Alphin was not called into action in the first half, as the Blue Devils were held to only two shots in the frame, with neither attempt being on target.
- The two sides entered the halftime break knotted at 0-0.
- Wake Forest held a 7-2 shot advantage in the first half.
- Both teams intensified their offensive pressure in the second half as the two sides combined for 23 shots in the frame.
- Duke broke the scoreless tie in the 57th minute.
- Just one minute and 34 seconds later, Niang was fouled in the box, which resulted in a penalty kick for the Demon Deacons.
- On the penalty kick, Niang fired a shot past the Duke goalkeeper for his fourth tally of the season.
- Duke quickly responded in the 60th minute to take a 2-1 lead.
- The Blue Devils scored again in the 77th minute to extend their lead to 3-1.
- Wake Forest began to pressure the Duke center backs over the final 13 minutes of action and cut the deficit to 3-2 as a result of a Duke own goal.
- The Demon Deacons continued to attack down the stretch but were unable to find the equalizer.
- Duke held on for the 3-2 victory.
Demon Deacon Details of Note
- Wake Forest's program-record 13-match home-winning streak concluded, as the Demon Deacons outscored their opponents 43-7. The winning streak featured seven clean sheets, two postseason victories and a win over a top-five ranked foe.
- The Demon Deacons are now 17-3-3 against Big Four opponents under head coach Bobby Muuss and 9-1-1 against Duke, North Carolina and NC State at Spry Stadium since the beginning of the 2015 season.
- Junior Hosei Kijima earned his 35th career start.
- Junior Colin Thomas earned his 15th career start.
- Junior Oscar Sears earned his fifth career start and first of the 2022 season.
From Coach Muuss
"It was obviously exciting, it was a good college soccer match. It was a little end-to-end. I just told the players that as a fan, I'd love it. As a coach of a losing team, I'm obviously extremely frustrated. The way we conceded was frustrating. We had good chances in the first half and some pretty good chances in the second half to score and go up in the game. We were on top of the game in the first half until the end. We conceded on the restart and then we came right back and scored. And then the gift, credit the player for continuing his run and pressing Trace (Alphin), but that can't happen in ACC games and we know that.
I'm proud of the way the guys continued to fight. I'm disappointed and I feel bad for the fans because they deserved better from us tonight. It was the best atmosphere of the season and we've got to give them a little more to cheer for. All and all, it was a good college soccer game, it's just unfortunate we were on the receiving end." – head coach Bobby Muuss
Up Next
Wake Forest and Jacksonville on Tuesday night will meet for the first time since Oct. 30, 1991.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will air on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
DUK
WFU
Goals
3
2
Shots
14
18
Shots on Goal
8
8
Saves
7
5
Corners
8
8
Fouls
12
15
Scoring Plays
Shakur Mohammed (5)
Assisted By: Nick Pariano
GOAL by DUK Mohammed, Shakur Assist by Pariano, Nick.
56:21
Babacar Niang (2)
WFU Babacar Niang PENALTY KICK GOAL.
57:55
Jai Bean (2)
GOAL by DUK Bean, Jai.
59:54
Axel Gudbjornsson (3)
Assisted By: Miguel Ramirez
GOAL by DUK Gudbjornsson, Axel Assist by Ramirez, Miguel.
76:03
0
GOAL by WFU TEAM.
79:56
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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