Friday, November 6
Chapel Hill
8 PM
North Carolina
3-1-2, 3-1-2
2
vs
0
Duke
2-5-0, 2-4-0
1
2
F
Duke
0
0
0
North Carolina
0
2
2
Giovanni Montesdeoca celebrates his first goal of the season.
Men's Soccer Blanks Duke, 2-0
November 6, 2020 | Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL—Fourth-ranked North Carolina scored two second-half goals and shutout Duke, 2-0, on Friday night at Dorrance Field.
Giovanni Montesdeoca and Taff Wadda both scored goals after halftime as Carolina blanked the Blue Devils by a 2-0 score for a second time this season. UNC started the season a month ago with a 2-0 win at Duke.
Ten minutes into the second half, Lucas del Rosario created the opportunity for the first goal, a header by Montesdeoca that proved to be the game-winner at the 55:01 mark. Del Rosario dribbled down the right side of the Blue Devil half of the field, juked a defender and sent a cross from 30 yards away perfectly so Montesdeoca could head it into the left side of the goal from point-blank range.
Wadda added an insurance goal at the 82:39 mark, scoring on a pretty give-and-go play with freshman Akeim Clarke inside the box on the left side of the goal.
The Tar Heels (3-1-2, 3-1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) finished their Fall regular season with the second seed in the ACC South Region. Carolina will host Notre Dame at 2 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 15 in an ACC Tournament quarterfinal.
UNC has won seven of the last eight meetings with Duke and is 14-2-2 in the last 18 meetings in the series.
Carolina outshot the Blue Devils, 12-8, and led in shots on goal, 4-2.
Alec Smir (3-1-2) played all 90 minutes in goal for the Tar Heels and made two saves for his fourth shutout in six games this Fall.
Gallery: (11-6-2020) Tar Heels Top Blue Devils 2-0
Giovanni Montesdeoca and Taff Wadda both scored goals after halftime as Carolina blanked the Blue Devils by a 2-0 score for a second time this season. UNC started the season a month ago with a 2-0 win at Duke.
Ten minutes into the second half, Lucas del Rosario created the opportunity for the first goal, a header by Montesdeoca that proved to be the game-winner at the 55:01 mark. Del Rosario dribbled down the right side of the Blue Devil half of the field, juked a defender and sent a cross from 30 yards away perfectly so Montesdeoca could head it into the left side of the goal from point-blank range.
Wadda added an insurance goal at the 82:39 mark, scoring on a pretty give-and-go play with freshman Akeim Clarke inside the box on the left side of the goal.
The Tar Heels (3-1-2, 3-1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) finished their Fall regular season with the second seed in the ACC South Region. Carolina will host Notre Dame at 2 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 15 in an ACC Tournament quarterfinal.
UNC has won seven of the last eight meetings with Duke and is 14-2-2 in the last 18 meetings in the series.
Carolina outshot the Blue Devils, 12-8, and led in shots on goal, 4-2.
Alec Smir (3-1-2) played all 90 minutes in goal for the Tar Heels and made two saves for his fourth shutout in six games this Fall.
Team Stats
DUK
UNC
Goals
0
2
Shots
8
12
Shots on Goal
2
4
Saves
2
2
Corners
9
3
Fouls
14
16
Scoring Plays
Giovanni Montesdeoca (1)
Assisted By: Lucas del Rosario
GOAL by UNC Montesdeoca, Giovanni Assist by del Rosario, Lucas.
55:01
Taff Wadda (1)
Assisted By: Akeim Clarke
GOAL by UNC Wadda, Taff Assist by Clarke, Akeim.
82:39
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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