Goals and Highlights: Virginia 2-1 Wake Forest in 2019 Men's College Cup
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10:42 PMa year ago
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10:41 PMa year ago

Full Time | Virginia 2-1 Wake Forest

The Cavaliers will look for their eighth national title!
10:40 PMa year ago

89'

Chol with another cross, but Shutler cuts it before it could create any more danger.
10:39 PMa year ago

88'

Chol finds space inside the box and heads the ball. Shutler dives and sends it to corner kick!
10:38 PMa year ago

87'

Possible foul inside the box from Afamefuna, but the referee says play on!
10:32 PMa year ago

83'

Wake Forest goes into attacking mode. They start leaving some space in the back as they look to equalize this match.
10:29 PMa year ago

81'

Dike tries a powerful cross, but none of his teammates is able to get to it and score.
10:28 PMa year ago

80' | Wake Forest GOOOOOOOAL!

Lapa shoots. Shutler dives in the right direction, but is unable to get it out!
10:27 PMa year ago

79' | Penalty for Wake Forest!

Chol gets fouled from behind inside the box. Wake Forest will have a chance to get back into the game!
10:24 PMa year ago

77'

Molcomb shoots looking for the far post. Shutler has to dive to keep the danger away.
10:23 PMa year ago

76'

DeShields attempts a header, but it's not a good one and the ball is straight at Shutler.
10:17 PMa year ago

73'

Shot by Lapa, but the play was dead as the ball had left the endline before it was passed to him.
10:13 PMa year ago

69'

Bell attempts a shot, but it's just over the crossbar.
10:10 PMa year ago

67'

Parente looks for a through ball, but the wet pitch makes it impossible for any of his teammates to reach it.
10:06 PMa year ago

64'

Lapa with a shot looking for the far post, but his attempt is just wide!
10:01 PMa year ago

58'

Chol cuts inside again and finds enough space to shoot, but he's unable to put power on it and the ball is easily held by the keeper.
9:55 PMa year ago

53'

Chol cuts inside and strikes with his left. The ball is easily handled by Shutler.
9:52 PMa year ago

50'

Halsey attempts a new shot, but it's blocked by the defense.
9:48 PMa year ago

46'

First shot of the second half by Lapa. The ball is straight at Shutler's position.
9:45 PMa year ago

45' | Start of Second Half

We're underway with the last 45 minutes of this semifinal match between Virginia and Wake Forest.

The winner goes on to play against Georgetown with the national title on the line.

9:32 PMa year ago

Bobby Muuss on what he's seen so far!

 

9:28 PMa year ago

Half Time | Virginia 2-0 Wake Forest

We go to the break with lead for Virginia. Wake Forest had a very strong start, however they were unable to defend against Dike who scored twiced.
9:25 PMa year ago

42'

Lapa makes a run towards goal, but he's too slow to make a decision and he's dispossessed by the defender.
9:23 PMa year ago

40'

Dike again recieves inside the box, he turns around to shoot, but Benalcazar is there to make a good sliding tackle!
9:19 PMa year ago

Dike's header for the 2-0

 

9:18 PMa year ago

Dike's first goal of the evening

9:13 PMa year ago

30'

Lapa attempts taking another free-kick, but this time the ball ends up on the deffensive wall.
9:11 PMa year ago

28'

Wake Forest tries to make a comeback. The Deacs were in control of the game, but Dike's goals cooled down their offensive efforts.
9:05 PMa year ago

23' | Virginia GOOOOOOOOAL!

Corner kick for Virginia. Dike uses his strength to find space and puts the 2-0 with a header.
9:00 PMa year ago

20' | Virginia GOOOOOOOOAL!

Long ball that finds Dike. The striker hits a powerful shot to the near post to put Virginia in front!
8:57 PMa year ago

17'

Free-kick from Halland looking for the top corner, but Shutler gets fingertips on it.
8:55 PMa year ago

13'

Wake Forest argues for a foul inside Virginia's box. Molcomb is unable to shoot in that play due to a sliding tackle, but the ref doesn't see a penalty!
8:51 PMa year ago

10'

Corner kick for Wake Forest. The cross is defective and the chance is wasted.
8:47 PMa year ago

7'

Shoot from Bruno Lapa. The ball is blocked before it can reach the target and the danger is gone.
8:42 PMa year ago

2'

First approximation by Wake Forest. Chol with a pass for Harris, but he's unable to finish it!
8:41 PMa year ago

0' | Match Begins

We're underway with the first half of Virgina vs Wake Forest for a spot in the College Cup Final.
8:33 PMa year ago

Everything set for kick off!

We're ready for the second semifinal of the 2019 NCAA Men's Cup!

Don't go anywhere!

8:31 PMa year ago

UVA are ready for the match!

 

8:27 PMa year ago

Virgina: Starting XI

Shutler; Ueland, Kessler, Afamefuna; Donasiyano; Bell, Halsey, Steedman, Croftis; Dike, Gunnarson.

8:23 PMa year ago

Wake Forest: Starting XI

Pannenberg; Folds, DeShields, Benalcazar, Johnston; DeZart, Parente, Lapa; Harris, Chol, Molcomb.

 

8:20 PMa year ago
While Wake Forest's head coach Bobby Muuss is 12-4 in the NCAA tournament, it is the Cavaliers the only team to be able beat him in the College Cup.

Can they defeat him again?

 

8:10 PMa year ago

Wake Forest runs out to a very wet pitch

8:07 PMa year ago

First finalist: Georgetown!

A very pragmatic Georgetown side defeated Stanford with a 2-0 scoreline to earn a spot in the final.

The winner of our match will go on to to the championship game to be played on Sundat at 6:00pm ET.

8:02 PMa year ago

Warm ups have begun!

7:59 PMa year ago
Virginia’s previous two College Cup titles (2009, 2014) were won at WakeMed Soccer Park. Virginia has kept a clean sheet in both of their past College Cup participations.

 

7:54 PMa year ago

Lockers room ready at WakeMed Soccer Park!

7:50 PMa year ago

Defending well is essential!

Virginia are the top team in college soccer when it comes to keeping opponents out of their net.

They’ve only allowed nine goals this year. The keeper Colin Shutler and his 15 cleen sheets have been very influential in this statistic.

7:48 PMa year ago

Bruno Lapa will be key for Wake Forest

The senior player has six game-winners in 2019. This is the most of any player participating at the College Cup.
7:44 PMa year ago

The Hoos published this video to preview the match

7:42 PMa year ago

The Deacs are at the stadium now!

7:37 PMa year ago

At the moment, Georgetown is winning the other semifinal

 

7:36 PMa year ago

Very rainy weather in Cary

As the first semifinal match is being played, rain continues to be a constant.

For our game, we can expect precipitation and a very fast pitch with all the humidity.

7:34 PMa year ago

Our LIVE Coverage Begins!

We're all set to bring you the best action of this College Cup Semifinal Match between Virginia and Wake Forest.
12:19 PMa year ago
Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Virginia vs Wake Forest match.

 

12:17 PMa year ago

Very close to home!

With just over 100 miles separating Spry Stadium from Sahlen’s Stadium, the Demon Deacons are the closest team to Cary geographically. 

 

12:16 PMa year ago

Can #1 get the title?

Virginia was awarded the top seed after maneuvering through a 10-bid ACC with one loss. The Cavs are the first No. 1 seed to reach the College Cup since North Carolina won the national championship in 2011. 


12:14 PMa year ago

WakeMed Soccer Park is ready for the action!

The home of the USL Championship's North Carolina FC and of the NWSL's North Carolina Courage is set to host the 2019 NCAA College Cup.

The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 fans.

12:10 PMa year ago

Players from all four semifinalists speak on what the College Cup means!

 

12:07 PMa year ago

How to watch Virginia vs Wake Forest Live TV and Stream

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If you want to watch in on internet, VAVEL USA is your best option!

 

 

12:03 PMa year ago

Wake Forest's Quarterfinal

Johnston's lonely goal against UC Santa Barbara was enough to give Wake Forest a semifinal ticket.

12:00 PMa year ago

Virginia's Quaterfinal

The Cavaliers overcame a very difficult fixture against the SMU Mustags at home to earn a spot int the semifinals.

The found themselves up early in the game, but the game ended up being tied after regular time.  In the 5th minute of over time, Bell gave them the win with a golden goal.

11:54 AMa year ago

Wake Forest's players doing some sight seeing in Raleigh

11:53 AMa year ago

Players and coaches spoke last night ahead of this huge weekend!

 

11:51 AMa year ago
The Virginia vs Wake Forest match will be played at the WakeMed Soccer Park, in Cary, North Carolina. The kick-off is scheduled at 8:30pm ET.



11:50 AMa year ago
Welcome to VAVEL.com’s LIVE coverage of the 2019 NCAA Men's College Cup Semifinal match: Virginia vs Wake Forest! 

My name is Juan Pablo Rodríguez and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.

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