Sahmkow’s Second Half Goal Lifts Pitt Past Virginia Tech, 1-0

BLACKSBURG, VA – Behind a second half tally by Luis Sahmkow, the Pitt men’s soccer team earned the 1-0 road ACC victory over Virginia Tech Friday Night. The win marked the first for the Panthers in their last six matches.
 
Pitt moves to 6-3-3 overall and 3-2-1 in ACC play on the season while the Hokies fall to 2-10-1 overall and 0-6 in ACC games.
 
Jackson Gilman had the first good chance of the match in the first minute as he broke free in the box but his header went just wide of the Hokies goal after a great cross from Filip Mirkovic.
 
The Hokies finally broke through with their first shot of the match in the 22^nd minute Declan Quill bounded a shot that Joe van der Sar poked off the cross bar and out of play to keep the game scoreless.
 
The Panthers came right back with their best chance of the half in the 27^th minute as Mirkovic placed a perfect ball into the box but a Josh Luchini volley attempt sailed over the top of the goal despite being wide open after the Virginia Tech keeper took a bad angle on the cross. Valentin Noel was then dragged down right outside the box in the 34^th minute but Lucas Rosa‘s free kick went high and left of the goal to keep the game scoreless at half.
 
The Panthers finally broke the scoreless match in the 58^th minute as Noel played a ball to Mirkovic who crossed a low ball into the front of the goal where Sahmkow buried the ball into the wide open goal. The goal marked Sahmkow’s second of the year, netting goals in…