Tuesday, October 11
Louisville, Ky.
7:00 PM
University of Louisville
8-2-2, 3-1-1
2
vs
0
Evansville
4-4-4, 1-1-2
1
2
F
Evansville
0
0
0
Louisville
0
2
2
Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics
No. 11 Cardinals Record Third Straight Shutout Win
October 11, 2022 | Men's Soccer
Louisville defeated Evansville 2-0 on Tuesday night at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 11th-ranked University of Louisville men's soccer team made it three consecutive shutouts with a 2-0 victory over Evansville on Tuesday night at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
Louisville (8-2-2) has now won three straight matches and is unbeaten over its last seven. It's now the longest unbeaten streak for the Cardinals since reeling off nine straight without a loss from Sept. 15-Oct. 17, 2017.
Tuesday also marked the first time the Cards have recorded three straight shutouts since turning in five in a row during that same stretch in 2017.
The opening half on Tuesday night finished scoreless, but Evansville (4-3-4) had a prime opportunity to strike first. A Louisville foul in the 40th minute inside the box created a penalty chance for the Purple Aces. However, Ryan Troutman came up huge for the Cardinals, diving to his right to keep the match scoreless.
Louisville had its chances in the first half, firing off seven shots and forcing four saves, and Damien Barker John nearly netted the opening goal but found the left post with his attempt.
The Cardinals finally got on the board in the 55th minute. Macoumba Ba crossed a pass from the left side the was deflected by the keeper, but the ball fell right to the foot of Aboubacar Camara who slotted it home for his fourth goal of the season.
UofL continued on the attack and found a second goal in the 77th minute with Camara involved once again. The forward shielded off a defender inside the box with his back to goal and laid off a pass for Brandon McManus outside the 18-yard box. McManus teed up a shot from close to 25 yards out and found the top right corner of the net to double the advantage. The goal was his fourth of the year as well.
Louisville saw the rest of the match out, keeping the Aces off the scoreboard for the shutout. Troutman saved Evansville's only two shots on target for his fourth clean sheet in six starts.
The Cards held an 18-6 edge in shots and 14-1 advantage in corner kicks. The 14 corner kicks were a season high and the most for the Cardinals since earning 15 against Bellarmine last September.
Louisville will now turn its attention to an ACC showdown with No. 5 Syracuse on Friday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the ACC Atlantic Division standings. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
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Louisville (8-2-2) has now won three straight matches and is unbeaten over its last seven. It's now the longest unbeaten streak for the Cardinals since reeling off nine straight without a loss from Sept. 15-Oct. 17, 2017.
Tuesday also marked the first time the Cards have recorded three straight shutouts since turning in five in a row during that same stretch in 2017.
The opening half on Tuesday night finished scoreless, but Evansville (4-3-4) had a prime opportunity to strike first. A Louisville foul in the 40th minute inside the box created a penalty chance for the Purple Aces. However, Ryan Troutman came up huge for the Cardinals, diving to his right to keep the match scoreless.
Louisville had its chances in the first half, firing off seven shots and forcing four saves, and Damien Barker John nearly netted the opening goal but found the left post with his attempt.
The Cardinals finally got on the board in the 55th minute. Macoumba Ba crossed a pass from the left side the was deflected by the keeper, but the ball fell right to the foot of Aboubacar Camara who slotted it home for his fourth goal of the season.
UofL continued on the attack and found a second goal in the 77th minute with Camara involved once again. The forward shielded off a defender inside the box with his back to goal and laid off a pass for Brandon McManus outside the 18-yard box. McManus teed up a shot from close to 25 yards out and found the top right corner of the net to double the advantage. The goal was his fourth of the year as well.
Louisville saw the rest of the match out, keeping the Aces off the scoreboard for the shutout. Troutman saved Evansville's only two shots on target for his fourth clean sheet in six starts.
The Cards held an 18-6 edge in shots and 14-1 advantage in corner kicks. The 14 corner kicks were a season high and the most for the Cardinals since earning 15 against Bellarmine last September.
Louisville will now turn its attention to an ACC showdown with No. 5 Syracuse on Friday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the ACC Atlantic Division standings. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE MEN'S SOCCER ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville men's soccer on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleMSOC.
Team Stats
UE
LOU
Goals
0
2
Shots
6
18
Shots on Goal
2
9
Saves
7
2
Corners
1
14
Fouls
17
11
Scoring Plays
Aboubacar Camara (4)
Assisted By: Macoumba Ba
GOAL by LOU Camara, Aboubacar Assist by Ba, Macoumba.
54:16
Brandon McManus (4)
Assisted By: Aboubacar Camara
GOAL by LOU McManus, Brandon Assist by Camara, Aboubacar.
76:20
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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