Virginia defeated Xavier in all but one category on Thursday night.
The Cavaliers dominated shots, shots on goal, corners and fouls. UVA attempted his 19 shots while Xavier only shot his 3, and his last 2 in the season opener he doomed the Wahoos.
With less than five minutes remaining, Xavier’s header from Kendall Allen’s cross was blocked from crossing the goal line thanks to an incredible diving effort from UVA goalkeeper Holden Brown. Unfortunately for Brown, the ball hit the feet of Xavier’s Brandon Osterholt and slammed him into the back of the net, sending the Musketeers forward.
After completely dominating the Musketeers for the entire game, the second-half goal ruined Virginia’s season opener, losing 1–0 to Xavier at Crockner Stadium on Thursday night.
Osterholt is deservedly hailed as the winner of the match, but the game’s MVP was certainly Xavier’s goalkeeper Cole Jensen.
UVA basically dominated possession the entire game as the shots were 8-0 in favor of the Cavaliers in the first half and 19-3 in the game. Virginia attacked the Jensen and Xavier defenses from start to finish, but the Foose were unable to break through and find the back of the net. Leo Afonso had four shots for the Cavaliers, while Kome Ubog and David Okorie had two on goal, all of which were stopped by Cole Jensen.
In the first 82 minutes of the match, Xavier did not attempt a single shot. After all, the Musketeers were betting their time, waiting for the Cavaliers to give them a chance to pounce.
Less than 5 minutes left of the chance. Xavier got his chance in the first corner of this match from the left corner, but as a result another corner occurred from the opposite side. Kendall Allen found a cross and headed the ball firmly into the goal. Faced with the first shot of the match, Holden Brown dived in and saved, but the ball bounced back to Brandon Osterholt.
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Suddenly falling behind on home field, the Cavaliers switched into desperate mode, trying to find a quick equalizer to salvage the draw. UVA had some decent chances in the last minute. A Leo Afonso shot that ran out of time was deflected midway through and Virginia suffered a crushing loss in the season opener.
UVA will bounce back and aim to take their first win of the season against a rider at Crockner Stadium on Monday at 7pm.
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